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Postcard of Jessie Johnson Manor, Millers (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
A full-length portrait of Jessie Johnson Manor, Ruth Roark's grandmother, in Millers, Nevada. Handwritten description provided with image: "Eva this is not a good picture but the features are better. The wind was blowing so hard when it was taken. - postcard, Jesse Johnson Manor (Ruth Roark's grandmother), at Millers. NV. I.D. R. Roard 06/29/77."
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Photograph of women on the lake, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Five women sit on the back of a boat, crusing across Lake Mead. From left to right, they were identified as: 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward. The photographer was Bill Russell, who worked for the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. This shot was taken as a Lake Mead publicity photo.
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Photograph of people at Hughes West Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Customs operation set up at Hughes West Terminal, Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1968. Las Vegas was designated as an International Port of Entry in 1972. At the time this operation was set up Scandinavian Airlines brought delegates from 128 foreign countries to Las Vegas for the American Mining Congress."
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Photograph of a Paiute woman in an encampment (Nev.), 1893-1904
Date
1893 to 1904
Archival Collection
Description
A Paiute woman in Southern Nevada at a Paiute encampment. Some Native American implements are shown, but she is wearing a cast off Anglo clothing. She is facing away from the camera because she believed that otherwise the camera would "steal her spirit." There is a windbreak made of brush between two mesquites. 0105 0085 is a duplicate copy of this photo.
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Photograph of Arne and Lynn Rosencrantz, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 31, 2016
Date
2016-05-31
Archival Collection
Description
Arne and Lynn Rosencrantz in their Summerlin home.
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Photograph of Artist Lynn Rosencrantz, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 31, 2016
Date
2016-05-31
Archival Collection
Description
Lynn Rosencrantz in her Summerlin home based studio.
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Photograph of Michael and Sonja Saltman, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 01, 2016
Date
2016-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Michael and Sonja Saltman in the Library room at Park Towers.
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Photograph of Michael and Sonja Saltman, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 01, 2016
Date
2016-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Michael and Sonja Saltman in the Library room at Park Towers.
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Photograph of Marla Letizia, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 02, 2017
Date
2017-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Longtime Las Vegas resident and Jewish community member Marla Letizia at home.
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Photograph of Valerie Wiener, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 13, 2017
Date
2017-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Longtime Las Vegas resident Valerie Wiener poses in her home.
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