Photograph at bottom of page shows panoramic view of Las Vegas, circa late 1900s-early 1910s. The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad station is visible at the far left.
Wilbur Clark and friends with a life preserver advertising "Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn", location unknown, circa 1950s. Pictured L-R: Wilbur Clark, Gwen O'Connor, Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Marie MacDonald (?). Circa 1950s. Photo by Hyman Fink.
An image of Lena Horne (center) seated next to band leader Mitch Miller during a recording of the CBS radio show "Password All-Stars" (probably on January 27, 1963). Donald O'Connor (left, in tweed jacket) sits next to Allen Ludden (with glasses), the host of the TV show, "Password." Two other unidentified men are at the table.
The Byrd Wall Sawyer Collection primarily consists of Byrd's research files on Nevada from 1930 to 1970. The materials concentrate on her monograph, "Nevada Nomads," as well as her co-authored textbook, "Here is Nevada." The collection also includes speeches, journal articles, memos, research note cards and papers, correspondence, informational booklets and pamphlets, maps, photographs, audiovisual materials, and newspaper articles and clippings.