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Postcard of Navajo Indians, Nevada, circa 1920-1955
Date
1920 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a Navajo Indian Chief in full regalia and an Indian woman.
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Slide of University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert Maxson, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert Maxson in his office.
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Photograph of Leon Rockwell, Nevada, circa 1960
Date
1960
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Leon Rockwell, Sr. winning Jackpot--$250, Nevada Club, 1960." Site Name: Nevada Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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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 Charles Russell, Nevada, 1951-1958
Date
1951 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Governor Charles Hinton Russell from 1951-1958.
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Photograph of a young woman being coached at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 3, 1976
Date
1976-05-03
Archival Collection
Description
A coach talks with a young woman in a wheelchair at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of individuals at Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 23, 1988
Date
1988-01-23
Archival Collection
Description
Mary Dale Deacon, Library Director, presents a record of his papers (covering the years 1958-1982) to Senator Howard Cannon in the Special Collections department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Standing behind Deacon are Special Collections staff Erin Beesley, Christine Marin, Victoria Diaz, and Susan Jarvis.
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Slide of Gerald R. Ford, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, February 8, 1988
Date
1988-02-08
Archival Collection
Description
President Gerald R. Ford, Barrick lecturer, speaking from the podium at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Postcard of a Squaw Race, Ely, Nevada, 1909
Date
1909
Archival Collection
Description
A picture postcard of a "Squaw Race in Ely, Nevada" 1909. An address is written on the back.
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Photograph of workers in Boulder Canyon, Nevada, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Workers in Boulder Canyon at the dam site near Boulder City, Nevada 1931.
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