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Photograph of Stan and Dale in cotton fields, Pahrump (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Two men stand in the Lazy 88 cotton fields, Pahrump, Nevada. Stan Irvin (from the Sahara Hotel) stands on the left with a shovel. Dale Dorothy stands on the right, wearing a hat, and points off in the distance. Site Name: Lazy 88 Ranch

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Film transparency of Las Vegas labor union officials, Las Vegas, 1930

Date

1930

Description

Las Vegas labor union officials, in charge of Labor Day celebrations, in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the men pictured include Martin Connell, James Farndale, William Gore, Robert H. Elser, Ira Liebert, Charles Watkins, and Eddie Bruner.

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Photograph of American Legion meeting, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s-1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

A meeting of the American Legion at the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. K.O. Knudson is the first person in front row, seated at table. The other individuals are unidentified. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 2755 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Postcard of World War I soldiers, circa 1917-1918

Date

1917 to 1918

Description

Black and white image of World War I soldiers from Clark County, Nevada. Standing in the back row are Leland Ronnow (third from left) and Ernest Lake (fourth from left). In the middle row, the third man from the left is Al Moser.

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Postcard of Bill Friedman gambling, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Bill Friedman giving a gaming demonstration. He was a professor for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' College of Hotel Administration for a decade and then went on to simultaneously be the president of Castaways Hotel and Casino and the Silver Slipper Casino in Las Vegas. Friedman is currently the president of Friedman management Group.

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Photograph of September Sarno's ninth birthday party, September 26, 1968

Date

1968-09-26

Archival Collection

Description

The Sarno family around a banquet table for September's 9th birthday. L-R: Heidi Sarno, Joyce Sarno, Jay Sarno, Jr., Freddie Sarno, September ("Temmy") Sarno, Jay Sarno, Bertha Cooper (Joyce's mother). They are probably in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Joseph Sullivan and others, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Archival Collection

Description

Joe Sullivan, president of the Dunes Hotel (second from right), studies hotel blueprints in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also pictured are Bruce McNeil of McNeil Construction Company (left); John Replogle, architect for the Dunes (second from left); and Bob Dorr, designer of the Dunes (right).

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Photograph album 3, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 28

Date

1905 to 1935

Description

Photograph in upper left corner shows people outside of building with signs "San Francisco House" and "Venezia Hotel." Photograph in upper right corner captioned "Eureka, Nevada." Photographs in bottom row captioned "Reno, Nev."

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Photograph of the Little Church of the West from the Last Frontier Village being moved (Las Vegas), 1954

Date

1954

Description

The Little Church of the West being moved during renovations to the Last Frontier Village complex in 1954. The Last Frontier became the New Frontier after the renovations were complete.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: Las Vegas; Clark County; Nevada

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Postcard showing a prospector in a mule-drawn wagon, circa 1920-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

The view of a prospector sitting in an old, covered wagon drawn by a pair of mules located somewhere in the southwestern American desert, probably within Nevada. Transcribed onto the bottom border of the image: "Wanderers Of The Wastelands." The Frasher's Foto logo is printed on the bottom right corner of the image.

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