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Photograph of Louis Simonoff, Las Vegas, 1982

Date

1982

Description

A picture of Louis Simonoff who was an Associate Professor of Mathematics and a magic instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Fred Hesse and Fred Balzar opening an artesian well in Las Vegas, circa 1930

Date

1930 (year approximate)

Description

Las Vegas mayor J. Fred Hesse (left) and Nevada governor Fred Balzar (right) at opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas

Transcribed Notes: Notes on photo sleeve: "Las Vegas Mayor J. Fred Hesse (left) and Nev. Governor Fred Balzar at opening of an artesian well in Las Vegas, ca. 1929-32"; Stamped on back of photo: G. L. Ullom. 104 Fremont Street. Las Vegas, Nevada

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Photograph of a horse belonging to Evelyn Stewart

Date

1869 (year uncertain) to 1930 (year uncertain)

Archival Collection

Description

Weidner Photo is written on the photo.

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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle and Death Valley Scotty, Death Valley, California, circa mid 1900s

Date

1920 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image composed of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Scotty, and a stone covered in petroglyphs. Located within the far northern region of Death Valley in Grapevine Canyon, the Death Valley Ranch, more commonly known as Scotty's Castle, is a prime example of Spanish-Mediterranean styling during the Roaring 1920s and Depression of the 1930s. Death Valley Scotty was a prospector, performer, and con man who was made famous by his scams involving gold mining near Death Valley. The petroglyph-covered rock beside Death Valley Scotty was designed by Native Americans who inhabited the valley hundreds of years ago. Transcribed across the bottom of the image: "The world's most hospitable host, Death Valley Scotty," Scotty's Castle, Death Valley, Calif."

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Photograph of highway ribbon cutting at Mount Rose, Reno (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Ten men commemorate the opening of the highway that leads up to the Reno Ski Bowl at Mount Rose in Reno, Nevada. None of the men were identified. The car behind the men has a banner that reads "Official opening of the new Super Scenic Highway to the Sky to the Reno Ski Bowl;" The license plate [WA] stands for Washoe County, NV. Photograph taken by the Nevada State Highway Department.

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Photograph of Wayne Newton with Mayor Oran K. Gragson, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

A young Wayne Newton (left) with Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment. His well known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965). He is best known for his signature song, "Danke Schoen" (1963), which was notably used in the score for "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).

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Photograph of Wayne Newton with Mayor Oran K. Gragson, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

A young Wayne Newton (left) with Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, and an unidentified man. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor. Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and entertainer. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr. Entertainment. His well known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (1965). He is best known for his signature song, "Danke Schoen" (1963), which was notably used in the score for "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986).

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Photograph of a group of men releasing live rainbow trout into a pond, late 1950s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1950s (year approximate)

Description

Rainbow trout being released into a pond

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Dad & [Harold] unloading trout"

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Photograph of Indian Springs from the hill behind it

Date

1900 (year approximate) to 1940 (year approximate)

Description

Three men on horses looking over Indian Springs

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Photograph of swimming pool at Ladd's Resort, Las Vegas, 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 (year approximate) to 1930 (year approximate)

Description

The swimming pool at Ladd's Resort in Las Vegas.

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