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Photograph of William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler with their grandchildren, 1937

Date

1937

Description

William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler with their grandchildren. Peggy is holding Gail (Schuyler) Walsh, Marion (Cahlan) (far right) is holding Donald Richard Schuyler, Jr., and Forest Cahlan is standing in front of William.

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Photograph of Don, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler with their five Walsh grandsons, 1964

Date

1964

Description

Donald Richard, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler with their five Walsh grandsons. L-R: James Christopher (Chris), William Patrick (Pat), Steven Peter (Peter), Michael Robert (Mike), and Paul Kelly (Kelly). Gail (Schuyler) Walsh is the children's mother, married to Robert Lawton Walsh.

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Photograph of a drill rig putting down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District, circa 1907

Date

1905 to 1909

Description

Drilling in the Las Vegas Heights District with Mr. Booth and Mr. Madison performing the work.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from front of photo: "1st well. Vegas Hts. About 1907. Booth & Madison, Drillers."; Transcribed from photo sleeve: "A drill rig which put down the hole for the first well in the Las Vegas Heights District in Las Vegas in 1907. The crew were Booth and Madison."

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Mounted photograph of Peter Buol next to his artesian well in the Las Vegas Valley, 1914

Date

1914

Description

Peter Buol, first mayor of Las Vegas, and two other men next to a drilling rig and a flowing artesian well. Photograph was mounted on cardboard.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from cardboard mount: "Peter Boul (sic) was 1st Mayor of Las Vegas; Died 1964; Boul (sic) came to Pahrump Valley in 1904 to take over Yount Manse; Buol Well - 1914."

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Unidentified man at the stables where Bell's race horse was kept: photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Unidentified man at the stables where Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) kept his race horse

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Two women and a man seated at a table in a restaurant (unidentified): photographic print

Date

1880 to 1979

Description

Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Two women and a man seated (all unidentified) at a table in a restaurant at an unknown location

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Photograph of a man sitting on a horse amid a group of people at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club gathering at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1940

Date

1938 to 1940

Description

A black and white image of a man with a drink sitting on a horse at a Union Pacific Old Timer's Club No. 23 gathering at the Fremont Hotel during Helldorado Days. This photo was taken from a time capsule left in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad Station in Las Vegas. The capsule was placed there in 1940 and retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.

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Film transparency of Lone Wolf, Captain Joyce and Cunnel Russell at the Apache Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of Lone Wolf of Browning, Montana, Capt. Joyce of Tucson, Arizona, and "Cunnel" Russell sitting in the cocktail room of the Apache Hotel.

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Photograph of several Las Vegas Rotary Club members at McCarran Field terminal, May 9, 1949

Date

1945-05-09

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Rotary Club members at McCarran Field terminal. May 9, 1949. Left to right: John Beville, harry Allen, Walter Johnson, Allye Lawson, Leonard Fayle, Paul Mc Dermott, Loren Ronnow, Ed Ciliax. They were leaving for Reno to visit the Reno Rotary Club.

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Photograph of Teddy's Terrors at the Santa Fe Railroad depot, May 8, 1903

Date

1903-05-08

Description

Description given with photograph: "A group called 'Teddy's Terrors.' Photo was taken May 8, 1903 at the old depot of the Santa Fe Railroad while they were awaiting the arrival of the Presidential Special carrying President Theodore Roosevelt. C. P. Squires was one of the founders of this group dedicated to furthering the candidacy of Teddy Roosevelt. Man in white suit, center is Mayor Snyder (Democrat), who was taken captive by the organization and affectionately dubbed 'Pinkey' because of the color of his beard. He has his arm draped over the shoulders of J. Wallace F. Diss (C.P. Squires is second from the right?)."

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