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Photograph of Wendell Tobler receiving gavel as new president of the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July, 1973
Date
1973-07
Archival Collection
Description
Wendell Tobler receives gavel as new President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce from Joe Cunningham, outgoing President, July, 1973. Pictured L-R: Robert Goodman, Wendell Tobler, Joe Cunningham, Charles Enson.
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Photograph of William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler at their 50th wedding anniversary party, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1950
Date
1950
Archival Collection
Description
William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler at their 50th wedding anniversary party at Robert W. Griffith's home on Rancho Circle in Las Vegas. (1950)
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and Sammy Davis, Jr. cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Several people, including two Pageant contestants, look on as Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (left) assists Sammy Davis, Jr. (center) in cutting the ribbon for the Las Vegas Pageant of Progress. 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. Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American Jewish entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, he was also an actor of stage and screen, musician, and impressionist, noted for his impersonations of actors, musicians and other celebrities. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Photograph of Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH ?Abd al-Ila?h of Iraq, and Toni Clark, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 27, 1945
Date
1945-06-27
Archival Collection
Description
Mrs. Ted Charleston, the Regent HRH Abdul Ilah of Iraq, and Toni Clark at a party at the El Rancho Vegas honoring the Regent.
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Photograph of Judge John F. Mendoza, Reuben Zucker and Blanche Zucker at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
Date
1984
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Judge John F. Mendoza, Dr. Reuben Zucker, Blanche Zucker at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Blanche Zucker was the president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street
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Photograph of the North Las Vegas Exchange Club presenting a check to the Mothers Club of the North Las Vegas Boys Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 19, 1972
Date
1972-12-19
Archival Collection
Description
North Las Vegas Exchange Club presents check to the Mothers Club of the North Las Vegas Boys' Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 19, 1972. Pictured L-R: Warren Wilson, Bruce Therialt, Noel Thompson, Jo DaVan, Nadine Gemmer, and Mary Jane Brown.
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Photograph of North Las Vegas Municipal Judge Ray Daines presenting a certificate to John Kulikowski, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 20, 1974
Date
1974-03-20
Archival Collection
Description
North Las Vegas Municipal Judge Ray Daines presents certificate of merit to John Kulikowski (left) on behalf of the International Footprinters Association, Chapter #9, North Las Vegas, March 20, 1974. The certificate was in recognition of Kulikowski's part in apprehending a bank robber; he also received a letter of commendation from The Federal Bureau of Investigations.
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Photograph of a man and a woman standing in front of brush house, with a shade shelter on one end, possibly Ash Meadows or Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1900s-1910s
Date
1900 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Man and a woman standing in front of brush house, possibly a karnee dwelling, with a shade shelter on one end. The photograph is labeled "Summer Camp." A Post-it note on the back identifies the man as "probably Chief Tecopa."
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Photograph of Jimmy Durante and Milton Berle during production of the motion picture "Meet Me In Las Vegas," Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1955-1956
Date
1955 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Entertainers Jimmy Durante (left) and Milton Berle (right) during the production of the motion picture "Meet Me In Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel. Costumed showgirls in the background look on.
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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
Archival Collection
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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