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Photograph of Paiute women playing a game, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 9. Na-zi-sa-ka was a game played by Paiute women. A braided cloth was thrown through the goal with long poles. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of Mabel Paulina."
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Photograph of Ann Brewington and others, celebrating her 98th birthday, July 22, 1987
Date
1987-07-22
Archival Collection
Description
Ann E. Brewington (center) with unidentified women, celebrating her 98th birthday. Brewington, a former instructor at the University of Chicago School of Business, was a sister-in-law of Nevada State Governor Vail M. Pittman.
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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 while talking to an unidentified woman. An unidentified man sits to the right. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Donn Arden and others at dancers' rehearsals, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s-1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Donn Arden, left, supervising a dancers' rehearsal at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Producer Frank Sennes stands right of Arden while choreographer Joyce Roberts and Larry Maldonado are right.
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Photograph of Debbie Reynolds and others, Las Vegas, circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Debbie Reynolds (seated, left) and Eddie Fisher (seated, right), greet Mickey Rooney (far right) at the Dunes Hotel showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing directly behind Eddie Fisher is Elizabeth Taylor.
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Photograph of employee at Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
A "change girl" posing 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 employee at Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
A "change girl" poses 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 Phyillis Durham in Special Collections, Las Vegas, September 1972
Date
1972-09
Archival Collection
Description
Phyillis Durham in Special Collections Department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Library. Hand written description provided on back of image: "Taken 9/72 - Special Collections Rm. UNLV Library, with display from Menu Collection."
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Photograph of Joan Griffith, Jeri Winger and Paula Mendenhall at a President’s Child Safety Partnership event, January 1988
Date
1988-01
Archival Collection
Description
Joan Griffith, Jeri Winger (former president of the Women’s History and Resource Center of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs) and Paula Mendenhall at a President’s Child Safety Partnership event, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Mary Lowe with rabbit blanket, early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from the picture, "Northern Paiute - 8. Mary Lowe, age 70, a Walker River Paiute, standing next to a rabbit blanket she made from 100 rabbit skins. Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Courtesy of The National Archives."
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