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Photograph of Legal Status of Women Workshop at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18,1977
Date
1977-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
Legal Status of Women Workshop at Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie wave from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. They are passing under a rope decorated with garland and paper cartoon railroad cars. Behind their car is the St. James C. Y. Marching Band. Neon signs for several business are visible in the background, including Franklins, Michael's Quality Shoes, Thrifty Drug Store, and part of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall sign. 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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Transcript of interview with Lorna Kesterson by James M. Greene, October 18, 1974
Date
1974-10-18
Archival Collection
Description
On October 18, 1974, James M. Greene interviewed news editor, Lorna Kesterson (born December 30th, 1925 in St. George, Utah) in her office in Henderson, Nevada. The two discuss Kesterson’s work in news editing as well as her original reasons for moving to Nevada. They also discuss teenage social life of Boulder city, during the 1940s.
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Photograph of the parents of Don Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding, Reno, Nevada, June, 1935
Date
1935-06
Archival Collection
Description
The parents of Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding. L-R: Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler, William Norton Schuyler, James L. Humphrey (top) and Harriet Humphrey. The photograph was taken alongside the Humphrey house located at 403 Hill Street in Reno.
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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s
Date
1970 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.
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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s
Date
1970 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Milton Berle standing with an unidentified woman, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Milton Berle (left) with an unidentified woman.
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Photograph of Milton Berle sitting with an unidentified woman, Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Milton Berle (left) with an unidentified woman.
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Photograph of Reuben and Blanche Zucker at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
Date
1984
Archival Collection
Description
Dr. Reuben Zucker and Blanche Zucker at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Blanche Zucker was president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street
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Film transparency of the Chamber of Commerce and Area-Wide Committee representatives and others at the Boulder City, Nevada airport April 30, 1952
Date
1952-04-30
Archival Collection
Description
The pictured Chamber of Commerce and Area-Wide Committee representatives met undersecretary Richard Searles, Senator Ernest W. McFarland, Reclamation Commissioner Michael Straus, and others at the Boulder City, Nevada airport April 30, 1952. From left to right: Max Kelch (chairman of the area-wide committee), Elton M. Garrett (secretary of the area-wide committee), Lillian Collins (secretary of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce), Earl Brothers, Chester K. Tyree (President of the Boulder City Chamber of Commerce).
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