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Photograph of people at the pavilion during Clark's Las Vegas townsite sale, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905

Date

1905

Description

An auction held May 15-16, 1905 to sell lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite. A group of men and women stand on and around a covered wooden platform outdoors. The auctioneer stands to the left of center at the front of the platform. The decision to auction lots within Clark's Las Vegas Townsite was not made until May 10, 1905. Auctioneer C.O. Whittemore was the president of the Las Vegas Land and Water Company.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson with United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 1975

Date

1975-04-24

Description

Unidentified United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots with Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (back row, center). A man to the right of Gragson (in the photo) is displaying a plaque.

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Photograph of William Norton Schuyler with his daughter Ruth and his father Charles Schuyler, 1904

Date

1904

Description

William Norton Schuyler with daughter Ruth Estella (Schuyler) Cahlan and his father Charles Mortimer Schuyler. William is about 30 years old, Ruth is about 3 years old, and Charles is about 55 years old.

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Photograph of Colonel H. J. Gavin, his wife Doris Gavin, and Major General Gordon F. Blood at a dinner for the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 11, 1971

Date

1971-06-11

Description

Col. Herbert J. Gavin, wearing dress uniform, speaks at a banquet for the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing (Nellis AFB) at the Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Left to right: Doris Gavin (wife of Col. Gavin); Maj. Gen. Gordon F. Blood; guest speaker; Col. Herbert J. Gavin.

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Newspaper clipping of Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler (2nd from right), participating in a donation to the Variety School for Handicapped Children of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1952

Date

1952

Description

Newspaper photo, Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler (2nd from right), participating in a donation to the Variety School for Handicapped Children of Clark County. Other ladies named under photo. Mrs. Thalia Dondero is wife of Harvey Dondero, who was a roomer at the Schuylers' home and became prominent in the Las Vegas school system. Thalia was elected as the first female Clark County Commissioner in 1974, and Harvey Dondero was honored with an Elementary school being named after him.

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Photograph of Dunes Hotel golf tournament, Las Vegas, November 1971

Date

1971-11

Archival Collection

Description

Sammy Davis, Jr., far right, playing golf in the Dunes Hotel golf tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photographs of a Donn Arden production, 1960

Date

1960

Archival Collection

Description

Seven scenes from a Donn Arden New-Year's-Eve themed production.

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Portrait of Senator William A. Clark, 1890s

Date

1890 to 1899

Description

Black and white portrait of Senator William A. Clark. Clark County was named in his honor.

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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and Adlai Stevenson, 1950-1965

Date

1950 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

Wilbur Clark (left, front) and Adlai Stevenson (center) engage in a conversation with a few other unidentified individuals.

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Photograph of Senator W. A. Clark, late 1800s

Date

1880 to 1899

Description

Black and white photograph of Senator William Andrews Clark.

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