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Photograph of trucks hauling ore, Gabbs Valley (Nev.), June 1, 1942

Date

1942-06-01

Description

Black and white photograph of trucks hauling ore. The caption reads: "Basic Magnesium, Inc. Acting for and in behalf of Defense Plant Corp. Plancor 201. McDonald Construction Co. Contractor for Oxide Plant. Gabbs Valley, Nevada. 6-1-42. 509."

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Photograph of Cashmans and others, Las Vegas, circa 1940s to 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

The close up view of four men including James Cashman Jr. and Sr. outside of the Riviera in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of photograph indicates that James Cahsman, Jr. is on the far left James Cashman, Sr. is on the right.

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Film transparency of Las Vegas labor union officials, Las Vegas, 1930

Date

1930

Description

Las Vegas labor union officials, in charge of Labor Day celebrations, in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the men pictured Martin Connell, James Farndale, William Gore, Robert H. Elser, Ira Liebert, Charles Watkins, and Eddie Bruner.

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Photograph of Central Labor Union Committee, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

The Central Labor Union Committee on Labor Day in Las Vegas, Nevada. The members include, from left to right: Chairman W. E. Robertson; George Lindsey; Martin Connell; Jerry Flynn; Larry Bates; W. C. Brown, C. E. Dugan; and Joe F. Colvin, President Of Central Labor Union.

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Photograph of Central Labor Union Committee, Las Vegas, 1931

Date

1931

Description

The Central Labor Union Committee on Labor Day in Las Vegas, Nevada. The members include, from left to right: Chairman W. E. Robertson; George Lindsey; Martin Connell; Jerry Flynn; Larry Bates; W. C. Brown, C. E. Dugan; and Joe F. Colvin, President Of Central Labor Union.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and other attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Attendees of the International Exposition of Flight and General Aviation Conference. Pictured are: Front row, L-R: U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible, Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, U. S. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon. Some of the men have a ribbon attached to their badge that reads "IEF." 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. Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician. He served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1959 until 1983 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1956, Cannon ran for the United States House of Representatives to succeed Republican incumbent Clarence Clifton Young, who ran for the U.S. Senate, but lost the Democratic primary to former Congressman Walter Baring, who then won the general election. In 1958, he was elected to the United States Senate, unseating Republican Senator George W. Malone with 58% of the vote.. Cannon was nearly defeated in his first re-election bid in 1964, holding off Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest Senate elections ever. Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General of Nevada from 1942 to 1950. In 1952, Bible was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, losing to political newcomer Thomas B. Mechling by 475 votes. However, after the death of Senator McCarran in September 1954, Bible was elected to the Senate the following November to fill the remainder of McCarran's term. He defeated Republican Ernest S. Brown, who had been appointed to McCarran's seat by Governor Charles H. Russell, by a margin of 58%-42%. He was reelected in 1956, 1962, and again in 1968 and represented Nevada in the United States Senate from December 2, 1954, until his resignation on December 17, 1974. During his time in the United States Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-fifth through Ninetieth Congresses), the Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses), and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses). He is buried in Reno, Nevada.

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Photograph of men at Hot Creek Ranch, Goldfield (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Two men sit near their horses in Upper Hot Creek Ranch in Goldfield, Nevada. The site is home to natural hot springs. Inscription with photograph: "1950s. Individual on left is Melvin Filipino Owner Hot Creek Ranch. Man on right unknown."

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Photograph of a Native American guide, 1871-1875

Date

1871 to 1875

Description

Transcribed from photograph, "Southern Paiute - 4. E-nu-ints-i-gaip, one of Major John Wesley Powell's guides, 1871-1875. Photo taken in Vegas or Meadows. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, National Anthropological Archives, Bureau of American Ethnology Collection."

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Governor Grant Sawyer shaking hands, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (center), and Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer (right) shake hands, as an unidentified man on the left (holding a trophy) attempts to join in the handshake. 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. Frank Grant Sawyer (December 14, 1918 – February 19, 1996) was an American politician. He was the 21st Governor of Nevada from 1959 to 1967, and was a member of the Democratic Party.

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Photograph of Joe Dunlap, Las Vegas, 1914

Date

1914

Description

Joe Dunlap posing in front of a Troy Steam Laundry truck in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Troy Steam Laundry truck was the first to motorize delivery in Las Vegas, and the business was owned by Dave Farnsworth. His wife, Mrs. Dave Farnsworth, is Joe' sister.

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