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Photograph of Judy Bayley at a public event at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971
Date
1971
Archival Collection
Description
Judy Bayley at a public event relating to the Trailrides at the Palomino Room at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino. The unidentified man standing behind Judy Bayley is wearing a badge that says "Judy Bayley's 4th Annual Las Vegas Hacienda Trail Ride Thru Paradise Valley 1971." "Participant" is stamped on the attached ribbon. Judith “Judy” Bayley, namesake of the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was once known as “The First Lady of Gambling.” Judy and her husband Warren “Doc” Bayley opened the Hacienda Hotel and Casino on October 17, 1956. After Warren’s unexpected death from a heart attack on December, 26, 1964, Judy Bayley took over the ownership and operations of the Hacienda. By doing so, she became the first woman in Nevada history to be the sole owner and operator of a hotel-casino. An avid horsewoman, as a publicity campaign, Judy started “The Hacienda Trailrides.” Which some considered the social event of the year. The first trailride was held in December, 1968 to commemorate Pearl Harbor. The ride began at the Valley of Fire State Park and Ended in Overton, Nevada. Judy donated all proceeds from the trailride to benefit the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four Trailrides were held over the next four years, leaving from Tule Springs (now Floyd Lamb State Park), and from the Hacienda itself before they were discontinued after her death. After Judy’s death from cancer on December 31, 1971, the Hacienda was sold in 1972. The Hacienda’s doors closed to the public on December 10, 1996. The hotel was imploded on December 31, 1996 on the 25th anniversary of Judy Bayley’s death, and was broadcast on the Fox news network as part of their New Year’s Eve 1996 telecast. In March 1999, it was replaced with the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
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Photograph of Mesquite Club women, Nevada, circa 1912
Date
1912
Archival Collection
Description
Mesquite Club women in costume in Nevada.
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Photograph of Geraldine Stocker, Overton, Nevada, January 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Geraldine Stocker in front of the home she helped build near the Overton Mill, Nevada Silica Sand Inc., in Overton, Nevada.
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Photograph of members of Central Nevada Cattlemen's Association (Nev.), 1960-1980
Date
1960 to 1980
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right, front row: 1, 2) Members of Central Nevada Cattlemen's Association; 3) Mrs. Fellini. Second row: 3) Wayne Hage.
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Photograph of Barbara Raben, Henderson, Nevada, November 01, 2016
Date
2016-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Longtime Southern Nevada resident Barbara Raben poses in her Henderson home. Raben has been involved with the Hadassah Southern Nevada Chapter and the Jewish Family Service Agency.
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Film transparency of people at Potosi Mine, Nevada, 1917
Date
1917
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of three people in front of Potosi Mine, located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada--Goodsprings Mining District.
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Photograph of Mayme Stocker in Goodsprings, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Mayme Stocker standing outdoors by an automobile in Goodsprings, Nevada.
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Photograph of people in Southern Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A large group of people posing together in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of a Paiute/Shoshone woman with a young child, Pahrump or Ash Meadows, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s
Date
1880 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1890 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
A Paiute/Shoshone woman with a young child. Photo was taken in Pahrump or Ash Meadows, Nevada.
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Photograph of a woman at the Nevada Cafe, Tonopah (Nev.), 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified woman standing in the front of the Nevada Cafe in Tonopah (Nev.), 1956
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