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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954
Date
1934 to 1954
Archival Collection
Description
Walter E. Scott, also known as "Death Valley Scotty," smokes a cigar at a bar with an arm around an unidentified man to the right. An unidentified woman sits on his other side. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of three men outside of the Commissary, Boulder City (Nev.), approximately 1930-1936
Date
1930 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Three men sit and stand outside of the Commissary for Hoover Dam workers in Boulder City, Nevada. The signs in the front of the building advertise film development and Jim the Barber. Coca Cola boxes are stacked along the side of the building.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard, Las Vegas, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men posing beside a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce billboard on Highway 91, now the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The billboard reads: "It takes 2 - your chamber of commerce, and you, to produce prosperity and progress."
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Photograph of man in Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified worker stands in front of slot machines inside the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street
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Photograph of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme cutting their wedding cake, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 29, 1957
Date
1957-12-29
Archival Collection
Description
Steve Lawrence, left, and Eydie Gorme, center, cut into a slice of wedding cake at their wedding held in the home of Beldon Katleman, an El Rancho Vegas Hotel owner, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing to the far right, Joe E. Lewis looks on.
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Photograph of the Pan American Association delegates, Las Vegas, November 5, 1962
Date
1962-11-05
Archival Collection
Description
Pan American Association delegates at the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in the Emerald Room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting was headed by President Jorge Valdeavellano, M.D. of Lima, Peru (second from the left).
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Photograph of government and Six Companies officials, Hoover Dam, February 9, 1932
Date
1932-02-09
Archival Collection
Description
Government and Six Companies officials inspecting the Nevada spillway. Left to right: Norman S. Gallison, H. J. Lawler, Walker R. Young, Charles A. Shea, E. O. Wattis, Dr. Elwood Mead, Frank T. Crave, R. F. Walter and W. A. Bechtel. Site Name: Hoover Dam (dam)
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Photograph of William ("Gunlock Bill") Hamblin, circa late 1800s - early 1900s
Date
1870 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of William "Gunlock Bill" Hamblin, the brother of Jacob Hamblin. William was one of the First missionaries to Las Vegas. He settled Gunlock, Utah, and was an early Settler in Clover Valley, Nevada. He also discovered the Pioche Mines.
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Photograph of Hotel Association members at table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940-1950s
Date
1940 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Utah-Nevada Hotel Association sit together at a dining table. William Moore Jr. is second from the left, Newt Crumley is second from the right, and Charles Mapes is farthest to the right; The man on the far left is unidentified.
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Photograph of Sal Sagev Cafe patrons, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1945-1955
Date
1945 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
Patrons eating and drinking inside the Sal Sagev Cafe at 1 Fremont St., Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the men wear fez hats, characteristic of the Shriners organization. Site Name: Sal Sagev Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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