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Photograph of Mayor William Taylor signing a proclamation creating Constitution Week, North Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 24, 1964
Date
1964-09-24
Archival Collection
Description
North Las Vegas Mayor William L. Taylor signs a proclamation designating the week of September 17-23, 1964 as Constitution Week. Mrs. Sam Amorelli is at left, Mrs. David Cotner at right, , North Las Vegas, Nevada, September, 24, 1964.
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Photograph of Maya Miller, Jo Gonzales, and Gloria Steinem at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18, 1977
Date
1977-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of Maya Miller, International Women's Year (IWY) Coordinating Committee; Jo Gonzales, luncheon mistress of ceremonies; and Gloria Steinem, keynote speaker, at the Nevada Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
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Photograph of Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler, taken while she was teaching high school English, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931-1935
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler, taken between 1931-35 while teaching high school English in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a roomer at the William Norton and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler home and met her future husband Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. at that time.
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Photograph of North Las Vegas Democratic Club's new officers, North Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19, 1974
Date
1974-02-19
Archival Collection
Description
North Las Vegas Democratic Club installs new officers, North Las Vegas, Nevada, February 19, 1974. Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid (4th from right) was the keynote speaker. Judge James Santini (3rd from Left) was the installing officer. Others are, from left: Larry Widner, 2nd Vice- Pres.; Sally Ortiz, Treasurer; Judge Santini; Aileen O'Neill, President; Bob Strom, Board Member; Lieutenant Governor Reid; Margaret Sechrist, Secretary; Elida Hernandez, 1st Vice-Pres.; Dorothy Reynolds, Board Member.
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Photograph of Danny Carlisle making a point during resolution debate at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19,1977
Date
1977-06-19
Archival Collection
Description
Danny Carlisle was making a point during a resolution debate at the Nevada Women's Conference held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
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Film transparency of the Las Vegas Review-Journal Press Car entry in the Labor Day Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Date
1928 to 1932
Archival Collection
Description
A Labor Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Press Car for the Las Vegas Review-Journal is visible, circa 1930. The original image has been damaged.
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Photograph of Carol Ross and Pat Mogle listening to Gloria Steinem at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18,1977
Date
1977-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Carol Ross and Pat Mogle listening to Gloria Steinem speak at the Nevada Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
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Photograph of Duane Pierce, Mary Harrison, Shirley Hurt and an unidentified woman at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992
Date
1991 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Duane Pierce (Chairman of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Radiologic Technology), Mary Harrison (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries librarian), Shirley Hurt, an unidentified woman at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Anne Hansen, Staff Sargeant Thomas Moore and Lieutenant Colonel B. G. Harris, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 1, 1976
Date
1976-07-01
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right: Anne Hansen; SSgt. Thomas Moore; Lt. Col. B. G. Harris, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie celebrating his birthday at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969
Date
1969
Archival Collection
Description
Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie celebrating his birthday at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969. 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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