The Ladies Society of Brotherhood of Firemen and Locomotive Engineers at the first Helldorado in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the women pictured are identified as: 1) Hazel Gibbons; 2) Lela Healy (Deamer); 3) Elizabeth Bailey (Lee); 4) Louella McEvoy; 5) Francis Ullom; 6) Rose Ullom; 7) Dorothy Porter; 8) Florence Gallagher (Simms); 9) Mrs. Walter Homan; 10) Frances Ruth Craner; 11) Maranda Craner; 12) Leona May; 13) Josephine Johnson; 14) Evelyn Rhoads (Wilson); 15) Gertrude Rhoads; and 16) Ethel Smith.
This collection contains the original drafts of the thirteen essays that Elizabeth Harrington wrote about her life in early Las Vegas, Nevada. These articles were written from her memory and experiences of life in Las Vegas beginning in the early 1900s, and were published in the Nevadan section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal from 1975-1979.
From left to right: an unidentified woman, Grace Hayes, and Bess Rosenberg at a Christmas event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Xmas at Las Vegas 1965. Big Bess - Grace Hayes - do not know name of other lady but connected with Variety Club. They "all" work like beavers for handicapped children. Wonderful organization Variety Club. I never saw women work this hard - big job too much book keeping and begging for help, at times demanding more or less - they have no fear, for its all for the love of God, charity - Kay "Pop" (sp?) Keep these pictures please."
A group photo of the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The people who are standing are identified as, from left to right: 1) N. E. Broadbent; 2) Raymond Germain; 3) William Elwell; 4) Dr. Charles J. Armstrong (University President); 5) Chief Dep. Arry Gen. John Porter (Legal Advisor); and 6) Dr. Louis Lombardi (Vice Chairman). The people who are seated are identified as, from left to right: 1) Weld Arnold; 2) Dr. Fred Anderson; 3) Newton Crumley; 4) Mrs. Richard Magee (Molly Flag Knudtsen); and 5) A. C. Grant (Chairman).
Transcribed from behind the image,"'Tom Wah and Gue Gim Wah, his wife-when Tom's Chinese boarding house at the Prince Mine burned down, he moved into Prince one-room schoolhouse to serve meals (briefly one summer) later purchased the mine store from Hodges and Cook where a more adequate boarding house was again established- Tom died soon after. This photo taken in front of Prince schoolhouse, Pioche, Nevada.' Handwritten note by Elizabeth Gemmell Frizzell."
Description given with photograph: "Mother-Daughter Luncheon of the Wednesday Pan Club in Las Vegas, Nevada Seated: 1. Mrs. Julian Moore, nee Frances McNamee 2. Mrs. Doris Ham 3. Mrs. C. W. Pierce, nee Carol Williams 4. Mrs. Jerry (Georgia) Woodbury 5. Mrs. Clinton Campbell, nee Alice Doherty 6. Mrs. Howard Jones, nee Margie Martin. Standing: 1. Mrs. Leo (Frances) McNamee 2. Mrs. Fred (Patience) Hesse 3. Mrs. Hazel Williams 4. Mrs. Clare (Lola) Woodbury 5. Mrs. C. C. (Florence) Boyer 6. Mrs. Arden (Helen) Lewis."
Portrait of Lemuel (Lem) and Johana Compton. Handwritten on back of photo: "Had a ranch in Nye County at Peavine, in the early nineties. Both of these people are buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Austin [in Lander County, Nevada]. Present owner of the Peavine ranch now Charley Keough, nephew of Mrs. Compton. Mrs. Johana Compton in the late nineties or 1900 used to deliver potatoes from Peavine Ranch to [Y?illegible] Canyon and Berlin, Grantsville [both in Nye County] which they raised at Peavine Ranch." Johana Compton, a former Union Army nurse, died whle trying to save the Peavine Ranch from fire in November 1900.
A large group of people at Wilson Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada. Identification given with photograph: "Row 1 (left to right) [?] Du Prey, [?] McNamee, Bert Henderson, Little Fran, Clara Breese, Steve Stevens, [?] Du Prey, Harley Harmon, Emmet Harmon, [Leland?] Orr. Row 2 (left to right) Art Ham, Rose Henderson, Leo McNamee, Edith Orr, Francess Steavers, Lola Hinman, Fran McNamee, Dean Breese, Versonica Harmon, Mr. Hinman, Billie Orr, Grank Steavers, Farnsworth Orr, Isabelle Du Prey."
Meet A Friendly Machine-Gun Crew! poster from the Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal asking for contributions to aid Jewish refugees. The text across the the front reads: "MEET A FRIENDLY MACHINE-GUN CREW! "America will lose the entire near East -- except for Israel! As long as ISRAEL is HELPED BY AMERICAN JEWRY, Israel can survive as our ONE FRIENDLY OUTPOST in the Near East!" - a statement made by General "Lightening Joe" Collins, former Chief of Staff, United States Army, at the Army and Navy Club, Washington, D.C., on July 1. 1958. TODAY IS AN EMERGENCY!! 80,000 persecuted Jewish refugees from Poland and Moslem lands must be helped to get to Israel - and quickly! Your contribution to the UNITED JEWISH APPEAL will help the emergency SPECIAL RESCUE FUND of $100,000,000 - and will help build up the newborn state of Israel - to remain strong - well-armed -- fiercely proud of its freedom - ready and able to remain YOUR ONE FRIENDLY OUTPOST IN A HOSTILE PART OF THE WORLD! -wouldn't you feel a little more secure with a friendly outpost guarding your freedom in the Near East? Las Vegas United Jewish Appeal Post Office Box 1981 Las Vegas, Nevada. Carl Cohen, chairman/Co-chairmen: Moe Dalitz and Jacob Kozloff/Nevada State Chairman: Edward Levinson"
Education leaders gathered together for a social event given by Las Vegas Education Association in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seated, left to right: Miss Lucille Chandler; Mrs. Clarabelle Hanley; Miss Helen Marie Smith; and Miss Maude Frazier, former Superintendent of schools in Las Vegas. Second row, left to right: Samuel B. Kurtz; Miss Rozie Copenhaver; Harvey Dondero; Duane D. Keller; Mrs. Adrian Dubois Walter V. Long; Miss Doris French; K. O. Knudson; and Mrs. Roma Knight. Third Row, left to right: Roy McCaughey and Oran Ballinger.