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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 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 new officers of the North Las Vegas Jaycees, Las Vegas, April 23, 1964

Date

1964-04-23

Description

New officers of North Las Vegas Jaycees installed in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the people pictured include: Art Thom, President; Dan Jones, Treasurer; Tom Sawyer, Director; Al Garroway, secretary; Richard Sweeney, second Vice President; John Cuda, past President; and Jerry Pruitt, first Vice President.

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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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Photograph of men at a Board meeting, Las Vegas, circa 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

Men attending what is possibly a Board of Regents meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some men identified in the photo include Berkeley Bunker (not specified), Archie C. Grant (fourth from the left, wearing black glasses), and James Down (third from right). This photo may be duplicated in H. E. Hazard Collection. 

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Photograph of three men in the river, Paradise Valley (Nev.), June 21, 1908

Date

1908-06-21

Description

Three men swim in the river of Paradise Valley, Nevada. Written with photo is the message: "Dear Leva: You ought to come in the water is fine. Ho Ho We might go boating. W.B. June 21:08." Men identified from left to right are: 1) unidentified; 2) Jake Beckley; 3) Will Beckley.

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Photograph of the North Las Vegas Detective Bureau, 1971

Date

1971

Description

The North Las Vegas Detective Bureau posing in what is probably Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the individuals pictured include: Jeanne Howard, Mike McBoa, Richard Warrilow, Dee Dickey, Mike Hughes, Harold Zander, Pat Dingle, Fred Smith, Eddie Buxton, Gene Jones, Kurt Kinney, Joe Rodriguez, and Rex Smith.

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Photograph of Governor Paul Laxalt and Mayor Oran K. Gragson, circa 1960s.

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt (left) and Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. 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. Paul Dominique Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) was Governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States Senator from 1974 to 1987. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. In fact, after Reagan was elected President in 1980, the national press began to refer to Laxalt as "The First Friend." He is the older brother of Robert Laxalt, who was a noted and prolific writer. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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Photograph of Regents, Las Vegas, 1950s - 1960s

Date

1950 to 1969

Description

A group photo of Regents sitting at a table in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the people identified are: 1) Jacobson; 2) Paul McDermott; 3) Helen Thompson; 4) A. C. Grant; 5) Dr. Louis Lombardi; 6) Guild (?); 7) Molly Knudtsen; 8) Dr. Fred Anderson; 9) James Bilbray; 10) Mel Steinenger (?); and 11) William "Bill" Morris.

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