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Photograph of AEC Depository Library donation, Las Vegas, September 26, 1963

Date

1963-09-26

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection

Description

Dedication of the AEC Depository Library at Nevada Southern University (NSU). Typed description provided with image: "Dream Realized. Dedication of the AEC Depository Library at Nevada Southern climaxed a long effort by (left to right) Consulting Engineer Levis Fussell, Jr., and Mr. O. R. Placak, Officer-in-Charge of the Public Health Service's Southwestern Radiological Laboratory, pictured with Mr. James E. Reeves, Manager of the AEC's Nevada Operations Office, Dean W. D. Carlson of Nevada Southern and President A. C. Grant of the Board of Regents for the University of Nevada. Messrs. Fussell and Placak were first to propose establishment of the library at Nevada Southern and headed the effort to obtain it. USAEC Nevada Operations Office; 2753 South Highland Drive; September 26, 1963."

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Film transparency of J. Fred Hesse and Fred Balzar, Las Vegas, 1929-1932

Date

1929 to 1932

Archival Collection

Elton and Madelaine Garrett Photograph and Architectural Drawing Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor J. Fred Hesse, left, and Nevada Governor Fred Balzar, right, at opening an artesian well in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Jerome "Jerry" D. Countess, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 12, 2016

Date

2016-05-12

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Jewish Community of Southern Nevada

Description

Longtime Las Vegas resident Jerome "Jerry" D. Countess holds a photograph of his late wife Rachel at his Sun City Summerlin neighborhood home. The couple were married in 1945. Countess established The Jewish Reporter newspaper in Southern Nevada.

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Photograph of William M. Stewart, circa late 1800s

Date

1870 to 1899

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection

Description

A portrait of William M. Stewart, Senator of Nevada.

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Photographs of prayer dedication of the Boulder Dam site, circa 1931

Date

1931 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection

Description

Two views of the assembled guests present for the dedicatory prayer of the Hoover Dam construction site.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from the back of Photo 1: "Dedicatiary (sic) site of Boulder Dam, 1-r, 4- Mrs. Thomas, 5- Art Ham Sr., 6- Bess Pembroke (white hat), 7- Ata Ham (lt. tweed coat), 8- Nana Lightfoot, 9- Mrs. Minetti, 10- Mrs. Martin, 1st row- far right Harley Harmon." Transcribed from facsimile accompanying Photo 2: "Prayer; dedication of damsite (sic), r-1, 6- Nellie Martin, 7- Bess Pembroke, 8- "Nana" Lightfoot, 9- Roy Martin, 10- Art Ham, Sr."

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