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Photograph of Toni Clark taking a peek into a CBS TV camera at Wilbur Clark's home, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1957

Date

1957

Archival Collection

Description

Toni Clark takes a peek into a CBS TV camera as an unidentified crew member watches at Wilbur Clark's home, located adjacent to the Desert Inn golf course, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1957.

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Photograph of the parents of Don Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler on their wedding day, Reno, Nevada, June 21, 1935

Date

1935-06-21

Description

Parents of Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler on their wedding day, June 21, 1935 at 403 Hill Street, Reno, Nevada. James L. Humphrey, Harriet Humphrey, William Norton Schuyler.

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Photograph of a plaque being presented by the Small Business Administration, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, October 25, 1976

Date

1976-10-25

Description

Unidentified representatives from the Small Business Administration presenting a plaque at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The plaque is a citation for the Nellis Base Procurement Office. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Helen Mortenson, Sylvia Maxson and others at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992

Date

1991 (year approximate)

Description

L-R: Las Vegas businesswoman and civic leader Helen Mortenson, an unidentified member of the University Library Society, an unidentified man, and Sylvia Maxson (wife of University of Nevada, Las Vegas president Robert Maxson) at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Film transparency of several distinguished Nevadans at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas commencement ceremony Saturday May 13, 1972

Date

1972-05-13

Description

Distinguished Nevadans at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas commencement ceremony Saturday May 13, 1972. From left to right: David Bruce Dill, unknown, unknown, Juanita Greer White, unknown, and unknown.

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Photograph of the Little League "Sundevils" baseball team and their coach, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 11, 1975

Date

1975-07-11

Description

The Little League "Sundevils" baseball team, North Las Vegas, Nevada, July 11, 1975. Front row, left to right: Larry Urbaniah, Duane Maze, Darren Brown, Thomas Clayton, Robert Schultz, Herbert Grosburger, Warren Chang, James Clayton (bat boy). Back row, left to right: Coach Charlie White, Chuck Jarvis, Gavin Nelson, Marcus White, Todd Peterson, Flemister[?] Rodgers, Coach Norm Peterson.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson with USAF Thunderbirds, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

Mayor Oran K. Gragson (standing, left) 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 a mountain. 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.)

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson with USAF Thunderbirds, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Archival Collection

Description

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.)

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Photograph of Marta Sorkin, an unidentified man, and Bill Wright at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1991-1992

Date

1991 (year approximate)

Description

L-R: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries employee and chair of the Library Awareness Committee Marta Sorkin, an unidentified man and Las Vegas Review-Journal general manager Bill Wright, at a reception for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' University Library Society, Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Judy Bayley and Senator Howard Cannon at one of the trailrides, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1968-1971.

Date

1969 to 1971

Description

Judy Bayley and Senator Howard Walter Cannon at one of the trailrides, circa 1968-1971. Senator Cannon is pinning a ribbon on Judy Bayley. 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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