Mayor Oran K. Gragson (standing, 2nd from right), poses with USAF Thunderbirds, precision flying team based at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayor Gragson is holding a matted photo of the Thunderbirds in flight over Hoover Dam. The inscription reads " To: Mayor Oran Gragson with sincere best wishes, The USAF Thunderbirds." 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. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

North Las Vegas law officers pay final tribute to Jim Slagle in North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 1973. Police Chief "Slim" Davison presents a folded flag to Kristi Slagle, widow of North Las Vegas Policeman Jim Slagle.

Debbie Reynolds greets William R. Lummis, Summa Corporation Chairman, at the opening of the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 18, 1979.

Regional Ladies' Chorus sings at a breakfast meeting at the Nevada Women's Conference held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

L-R: Nevada Senator Jean Ford, Las Vegas civic leaders Helen Mortenson and Blanche Zucker at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Carol Burris from Washington Women's Lobby was the opening keynote speaker at the Nevada Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

An Indian woman cooking in cast iron pot with bail. Ash Meadows or Pahrump Valley, Nevada.