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Photograph of Lyman Lafayette Woods, circa 1860s to 1870s
Date
1860 to 1879
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Lyman Lafayette Woods, Elbert Edwards' maternal grandfather.
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Photograph of George L. Edwards, circa 1880s to 1890s
Date
1880 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
George Lee Edwards (father of Elbert Edwards) posing in a photography studio.
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Photograph of Elbert Edwards, circa 1920s to 1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Elbert Edwards wearing a checkered tie and bowler hat with a steer head decoration.
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Photograph of William J. Stewart, circa 1904
Date
1902 to 1906
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of William J. ("Bill") Stewart, son of Helen J. Stewart. He was a city commissioner when the charter was passed to establish the City of Las Vegas in 1911.
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Photograph of Nathaniel V. Jones, circa 1850s-1863
Date
1850 to 1863
Archival Collection
Description
Nathaniel V. Jones, envoy for Brigham Young, was sent to the Mormon fort in Las Vegas in 1856 to develop lead mines near Mount Potosi.
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Photograph of James P. Beckwourth, circa 1850s-1866
Date
1850 to 1866
Archival Collection
Description
James P. Beckwourth, mountain man, fur trader and explorer. He discovered one of the easier routes (later called the Beckwourth Pass) across the Sierra Navadas, from the Truckee to the Yuba River.
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Photograph of John Fremont and Kit Carson, circa 1850s-1860s
Date
1850 to 1869
Archival Collection
Description
Kit Carson (standing) and John C. Fremont (seated).
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Photograph of P. A. "Pop" Simon, circa 1940s-1960s
Date
1940 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of P.A. "Pop" Simon, land developer and mining tycoon, who purchased and developed the land north of Las Vegas for Western Air Express Field, which would later become Nellis Air Force Base.
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Slide of a man fishing on Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a man fishing at Lake Mead.
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Slide of Lake Mead, circa 1935-1950
Date
1935 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
An image of men fishing at Lake Mead.
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