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Photograph of Robert List, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Portrait of Nevada Governor Robert List.

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Photograph of Eileen Brookman with three unknown men, Carson City, NV 1989

Date

1989

Archival Collection

Description

A group portrait of Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman with three unidentified men at the 65th Nevada legislative session in 1989.

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Slide of three photographs for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Saginaw Chips Card Game Room, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Three photographs for the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Saginaw Chips Card Game Room, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The photograph on the left features a unidentified young boy with Jerry Lewis for the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. The top right photo shows two billboards, with the first one advertising the Saginaw Chips Card Game Room and the second one advertising Bingo. The bottom right photo features a building, possibly the Saginaw Chips Card Game Room.

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Photograph of the Von Tobel family, Las Vegas, circa 1906

Date

1904 to 1907

Description

The family of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. are present at the ceremony by the City of Las Vegas honoring Ed Von Tobel Sr., and Jake Beckley. The City of Las Vegas Diamond Jubilee (1905-1980) Historic Marker was placed at the site where Von Tobel and Beckley established their lumber yard in 1906. Standing left to right are George Von Tobel, Ed Von Tobel Jr., Ed's wife Mary, Elizabeth Von Tobel Zahn (married name), and Jake Von Tobel.

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Photograph of James R. Dickinson, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Portrait of James R. Dickinson, Campus Leader of the Southern Regional Division of the University of Nevada (which eventually evolved into the University of Nevada, Las Vegas).

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

Date

1963-09-26

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

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

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

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)

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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