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Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. The rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his industrial empire. The machinist above is performing an operation on the cones which make up the rotating end of the Hughes rock bit." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The Kearney and Trecker 4 spindle machine at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas. Ca. 1950s."
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Photograph of a man standing next to an artesian well, circa early 1900's
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Man standing next to an artesian well with the Sheep Mountains in the background. Top right corner of photo had been torn off; photo restored by Annie Sattler.
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Photograph of a man sitting near an artesian well, circa early 1900's
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Man sitting next to an artesian well
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Man sitting near artesian well, probably Old Ranch"
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Postcard showing Scotty's Castle and Death Valley Scotty, Death Valley, California, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A colored postcard showing an artist's representation of Scotty's Castle, Death Valley Scotty, and a stone covered in petroglyphs in Death Valley, California. 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 '20s and Depression '30s. Death Valley Scotty, 1872-1954, was a prospector, performer, and con man whose 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 borders of the image: "Death Valley National Monument, California; Death Valley Scotty And His Castle." The "Frasher's Foto" logo is branded upon the bottom right corner of the postcard.
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Photograph of Hubbard, Cannon, Boyd, and Fleigh at memorial service, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 27, 1961
Date
1961-09-27
Archival Collection
Description
Four men stand at a podium at UNLV for a memorial service for Dag Hammarskjold (Swedish Diplomat and Secretary General of the United Nations who died in a plane crash). The memorial took place at Nevada Southern Univeristy on September 27, 1961; The university is now named Univeristy of Nevada Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: "1. Gen. Boyd Hubbard, Nellis Air Force Base, 2. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon, 3. Sam Boyd, 4. George Fleigh." Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Photograph of a group of people at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1955-1960s
Date
1955 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A group of people at the Riviera Hotel. Left to right: unknown, unknown, Dr. Zellhoefer, Helen Berger, Joe Larson, Mayme Stocker, Nadine Ford, and Harold Stocker.
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Photograph of Danny Thomas in costume in the desert, Las Vegas, circa 1950-1960s
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Danny Thomas holding a box marked "Top Secret." The board behind him has the Sands Hotel logo on it.
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Photograph of Shoshone man, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from the picture, "Shoshone - 2. Shoshone man of the Elko Colony with traditional paint and feathers. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Nevada Historical Society."
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Vice-President Spiro Agnew, October 20, 1972
Date
1972-10-20
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left) chats with an unidentified man, while Vice-President Spiro Agnew (second from right) shakes the hand of 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. Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was an American politician who served as the 39th Vice President of the United States from 1969 to 1973, under President Richard Nixon. Agnew was the second Vice President in United States history to resign, the other being John C. Calhoun, and the only one to do so because of criminal charges. Nearly ten years after leaving office, Agnew paid the state of Maryland nearly $270,000 as a result of a civil suit that stemmed from the bribery allegations.
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Photograph of Ida and Vail Pittman with their dog, Carson City (Nev.), mid-1940s
Date
1943 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
Ida Louise "Liz" Pittman and Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman with their dog, probably on the steps of the Nevada Governor's Mansion in Carson City, Nevada. Site Name: Nevada Governor's Mansion (Carson City, Nevada)
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