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Photograph of North Las Vegas Lions Club hosts two army recruiters, North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 17, 1972
Date
1972-08-17
Archival Collection
Description
The North Las Vegas Lions Club hosts two army recruiters in North Las Vegas, Nevada, August 17, 1972. Pictured L-R: Staff Sergeant Walter Loggins; Sergeant Douglas Carnahan; Bob Duckett, Lions Club President.
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie wave from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. They are passing under a rope decorated with garland and paper cartoon railroad cars. Behind their car is the St. James C. Y. Marching Band. Neon signs for several business are visible in the background, including Franklins, Michael's Quality Shoes, Thrifty Drug Store, and part of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall sign. 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.
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Photograph of breaking ground for the new Edgerton, Germeshausen, & Grier North Las Vegas Facility, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 25, 1975
Date
1975-07-25
Archival Collection
Description
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Edgerton, Germeshausen, & Grier North Las Vegas Facility, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 25, 1975.
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Photograph of the parents of Don Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding, Reno, Nevada, June, 1935
Date
1935-06
Archival Collection
Description
The parents of Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding. L-R: Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler, William Norton Schuyler, James L. Humphrey (top) and Harriet Humphrey. The photograph was taken alongside the Humphrey house located at 403 Hill Street in Reno.
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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s
Date
1970 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.
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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s
Date
1970 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark playing golf at the Desert Inn Golf Course, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark (in golf cart) playing golf with an unidentified man at the Desert Inn Golf Course, circa 1950s.
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Film transparency of Popeye and Gulliver puppets visiting a school, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932 to late 1930s
Date
1932 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of cartoon characters Popeye from "Popeye" and Gulliver from "Gulliver's Travels" visiting a school. This image was taken at the original Boulder City Elementary School, now City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue.
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Photograph of Ben Goffstein, Archie Loveland, Wilbur Clark and unidentified men, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Ben Goffstein, Archie Loveland, Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark and two unidentified men pose with a bicycle.
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Slide of cover wagons used during the construction phase of Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada, January 7, 1932
Date
1932-01-07
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of men standing next to"cover wagons" in Boulder City. Nine cover wagons, each having a capacity of 48 men, were used to transport workmen from Boulder City to Black Canyon for the construction of the Hoover Dam. These buses were canvas-covered with side curtains that could be raised during hot weather. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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