This photo was taken on the occasion of a birthday party given for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Von Tobel. Standing left to right (are) Mrs. Ed Von Tobel, Ed Von Tobel, Sr., A.D. Hinrichsen, who worked for the Von Tobels for 44 years, and Ed Von Tobel, Jr. Ed Von Tobel, Sr. lived to be 94 and Mrs. Von Tobel lived to be 88.

Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She can be seen standing in a white fringe dress in the center of the photograph between two other formally dressed yet unidentified individuals.

Crowds watch as women in costumes pose on top of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade as it drives down Fremont Street in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall during the year 1948 or 1949. Written on the side of the float are the names: "Cole Porter", "Irving Berlin", and "Bing Crosby". Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

Wendy Starkweather recalls her move to Las Vegas on a hot summer day in 1978. Her husband, Peter L. Starkweather had accepted a position to teach biology, but nothing had prepaied her for desert weather in July. She was a small town girl, born and raised in rural Ogdensburg, New York. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY and became a teacher and librarian in New Hampshire Getting a job at UNLV's library took some time, but finally in 1985, she was offered the position of head of references. From that point on, there was only looking forward for Wendy. She was to be an active member of the library staff until her retirement in 2010. During her over two decades at UNLV she worked under the leadership of six deans. She was an vigorous voice in the development of services, impacting circulation, interlibrary loans and non-book services that included media and instruction. In addition, she was here during a momentous period as the future Lied Library was being fu

Karen Jones (left), student manager of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, discusses plans for the next year with coeds named to succeed the group's graduating seniors. From left to right, people in the front row are: Brenda Witmer and Nancy Bowers; second row: Bonnie Guthrie, Sandra Craig, Sharon Pocras and Maureen Bale; third row: Terry Thomas, Sharon Skoglund, Gail Ann Kearns, Janice Sill and Sharon Leavitt.

Karen Jones (left), student manager of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, discusses plans for the next year with coeds named to succeed the group's graduating seniors. From left to right, people in the front row are: Brenda Witmer and Nancy Bowers; second row: Bonnie Guthrie, Sandra Craig, Sharon Pocras and Maureen Bale; third row: Terry Thomas, Sharon Skoglund, Gail Ann Kearns, Janice Sill and Sharon Leavitt.

A Paiute/Shoshone woman with a young child. Photo was taken in Pahrump or Ash Meadows, Nevada.