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Film transparency of Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt, Las Vegas, April 1931
Date
1931-04
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, and unidentified man, Eleanor Hunt, Rex Lease, and an unidentified woman in Las Vegas, Nevada. The film stars Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt were in Las Vegas to be married.
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Photograph of Harry S. Truman, Vail Pittman, and James Farley riding in an open automobile, 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: U.S. President Harry S. Truman, Nevada Governor Vail Pittman, U.S. postmaster general James "Jim" Farley, riding in the back of an open automobile past a crowd of people lined along the street.
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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, February 23, 1939
Date
1939-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of John Chatfield Page, Senator Harold L. Ickes, Mrs. Ickes, and I. C. Harris, in the Nevada wing of the Hoover Dam power plant. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Carl Gray, Elwood Mead, and F. B. Robinson, Las Vegas, September 17, 1931
Date
1931-09-17
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, Carl Gray, President of the Union Pacific Railroad; Dr. Elwood Mead, Commissioner Bureau of Reclamation; and F. B. Robinson, Vice president of Union Pacific Railroad, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Senator Pat McCarran and Harold Stocker, Las Vegas, circa 1933-1950s
Date
1933 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Pat McCarran with Harold Stocker in Las Vegas, Nevada Ca. 1933-1954. The photo is signed, "To my friend Harold Stocker with best wishes, Pat McCarran, U.S. Sentor, Nev."
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Photograph of Teddy Fenton, Harold Erickson, and Anna Dean Kepper, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1975-1980
Date
1975 to 1980
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right: Virginia "Teddy" Fenton, unidentified, Harold Erickson (University of Nevada Las Vegas Library Director), and Anna Dean Kepper (President of the Preservation Association of Clark County).
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Photograph of Men's Service Club, Las Vegas, circa 1950s - 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A group photo of the Men's Service Club, including R. E. Griffith (not specified), Al Cahlan (not specified), and Archie C. Grant (sitting at the head of the table, left, wearing black glasses), in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Toni and Wilbur Clark with Bishop Robert Dwyer and Cardinal James McIntyre, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Bishop Robert J. Dwyer (Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, Nevada, 1952-1966), Toni Clark, Wilbur Clark, Cardinal James Francis McIntyre (Archbishop of Los Angeles, 1948-1970).
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Postcard showing Chrystal Beauty Well, before 1920
Date
open start to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Chrystal Beauty well owned by F. W. Eglington.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of postcard: "232 ft, deep and flows 69 [?] inches. Owned by F. W. Eglington, Las Vegas, Nevada." Handwritten inscription on back is difficult to decipher.
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Photographs of scenes from production "Hello America," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1964
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Eight photos of a scene decorated like the Old South in "Hello America," a production that was staged and directed by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Desert Inn (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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