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Photograph of Wade H. Taylor at Davis Dam, January 05, 1951

Date

1951-01-05

Description

Wade H. Taylor, a Regional Power Manager, standing beside the shaft of one of Davis Dam's five 45,000 kilowatt generating units located in the dam's turbine gallery. David Dam is located on the Colorado River, downstream from the Hoover Dam, on the border between Arizona and Nevada.

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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954

Date

1934 to 1954

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. Slot machines and other people can be seen in the background.

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Photograph of members of the Sarno family with members of the Rogers family, late 1970s

Date

1977 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Jay Sarno (seated at table at center) with members of the Rogers family of philanthropists of Beaumont, Texas. The Rogers Brothers (Victor, Ben, Nate and Sol) helped Sarno build Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing behind them are Sarno's children, Freddie, Heidi, Jay C. (Jay, Jr.) and September.

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Photograph of people studying construction plans for Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Archival Collection

Description

People studying the construction plans for the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some of the individuals identified are Al Gottesman, vice president of the Dunes (left); Bruce McNeil of McNeil Construction Company (second from left); John Replogle, architect (fourth from left); and Bob Dorr, designer (in striped shirt).

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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad President William Martin Jeffers, Las Vegas, 1940

Date

1940

Description

A black and white portrait of the Union Pacific Railroad President, William Martin Jeffers. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Photograph of people at a dinner party, Las Vegas, circa 1940-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Left to right: Charlie Fairlamb (lawyer and partner in Colorado), Mrs. Theresa (Geraldine's mother), Sklyer Fairlamb (Charlie Fairlamb's son), Charlie's daughter, Mayme Stocker, Charlie's mother, and Geraldine Stocker at a dinner probably in Mayme Stocker's home in Las Vegas, Nevada Ca. 1940-1950's

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Photograph of William Beckley at the register in his clothing store, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1909

Date

1908 to 1910

Description

Will Beckley, at desk, stands at the rear of his store. "The store, his first one, was established in 1908 and was located inside the Nevada Hotel at the corner of Main and Fremont. Beckley used to cuff pants himself. One night he left the iron on and burned the place down." - Virginia Beckley Richardson.

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Photograph of a man and horse surrounded by buildings, Caliente (Nev.), 1910s

Date

1910 to 1919

Description

Bird's eye view of buildings in Caliente, Nevada. An unidentfied man stands next to a horse in the center of the image and looks up at the camera. Inscription reads: "Back of Underhill Building. Fence on street is on center line. Building upper right is roundhouse. Middle right is San Pedro Saloon (Underhill Mgr.)."

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Photograph of eight men seated under a portrait of George Washington, 1967

Date

1967

Archival Collection

Description

Eight men seated under a portrait of George Washington. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Pictured, Left, U. S. Nevada Senator Howard Cannon (left), U. S. Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey (second from left), U. S. Nevada Senator Alan Bible (fourth from left). An autograph by Hubert H. Humphrey is visible on the bottom of the photograph: "To Oran Gragson with best wishes Hubert Humphrey." Howard Walter Cannon (January 26, 1912 – March 5, 2002) was an American politician. He served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1959 until 1983 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1956, Cannon ran for the United States House of Representatives to succeed Republican incumbent Clarence Clifton Young, who ran for the U.S. Senate, but lost the Democratic primary to former Congressman Walter Baring, who then won the general election. In 1958, he was elected to the United States Senate, unseating Republican Senator George W. Malone with 58% of the vote.. Cannon was nearly defeated in his first re-election bid in 1964, holding off Republican Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt in one of the closest Senate elections ever. Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th Vice President of the United States under President Lyndon B. Johnson, from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the nominee of the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election, losing to the Republican nominee, Richard Nixon. Alan Harvey Bible (November 20, 1909 – September 12, 1988) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1954 to 1974. He previously served as Attorney General of Nevada from 1942 to 1950. In 1952, Bible was narrowly defeated for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, losing to political newcomer Thomas B. Mechling by 475 votes. However, after the death of Senator McCarran in September 1954, Bible was elected to the Senate the following November to fill the remainder of McCarran's term. He defeated Republican Ernest S. Brown, who had been appointed to McCarran's seat by Governor Charles H. Russell, by a margin of 58%-42%. He was reelected in 1956, 1962, and again in 1968 and represented Nevada in the United States Senate from December 2, 1954, until his resignation on December 17, 1974. During his time in the United States Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Eighty-fifth through Ninetieth Congresses), the Joint Committee on Washington Metropolitan Problems (Eighty-fifth and Eighty-sixth Congresses), and the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Small Business (Ninety-first through Ninety-third Congresses). He is buried in Reno, Nevada.

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Photograph of Municipal Baseball Federation telecast, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Banner on wall above men sitting at table reads: "M.B.F. KLAS-TV Las Vegas, Nevada. Call DU. 4-0333. M.B.F. Telecast." It appears to be a contest/fundraiser between Mahlon & Ed. L-R shown are: Bruce Treat, Chuck Hull, -------Roe, Mahlon Brown, Ed Fike, and Spencer Butterfield.

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