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Slide of Barbara Weidner at a Grandmothers for Peace demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, September 13, 1987

Date

1987-09-13

Description

Color image of Barbara Weidner at a demonstration held by Grandmothers for Peace, the organization she founded. She is holding a photograph of a Russian child.

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Photograph of two women standing in front of a propeller airplane, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Two women standing by two propeller airplanes and automobile outside of Standard service station in Boulder City.

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Photographic slide of Dee Simpson, Phil Orr, and Stuart Pick, Tule Springs, Nevada, April 5, 1956

Date

1956-04-05

Description

Written on the slide: "In camp. SW Museum Exped. Dee Simpson, Phill, Stuart Peck."

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Photograph of Lucy Lewin, of the June Taylor Dancers, at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1949

Date

1947 to 1951

Description

Lucy Lewin, one of the June Taylor Dancers, in costume, poses in front of fireplace. The group performed at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.

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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson waves from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. His car has just passed the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall by passing under a street banner made of garland that says Season's Greetings. Neon signs are visible for several stores and casinos, including the White Cross Rexall Drug Store, Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Lucky Strike Casino, and The Mint 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.

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Transparency of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964

Date

1963 to 1964

Description

Showgirls and crew during the filming of "Viva Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel.

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Transparency of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964

Date

1963 to 1964

Description

Crew during filming of "Viva Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel.

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Freddie Jean Peil at slot machine at Lady Luck Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)

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Photograph of Blanche Zucker receiving an award from the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

L-R: unidentified man holding plaque, Blanche Zucker, Colleen Haycock (president of the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas), unidentified man holding a presentation gold-plated hammer in a box.

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Photograph of Nellis Air Force Base Airman of the Month, Paul Hoover, and his family, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 27, 1979

Date

1979-02-27

Description

Nellis Airman of the Month, Paul Hoover, poses with his wife and son at a restaurant at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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