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Photograph of people boarding Bonanza Air Craft, Las Vegas, circa 1945-1950s

Date

1945 to 1959

Description

A group of women departing on a Bonanza Air Craft from McCarron International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right: Orion Sims, Alta Ham, Florence Murphy, Juanita Gusewelle, Delphine "Mom" Squires, Phyllis "Phyl" Cherry, Ruth Ferron, Mal Morledge, Lola Woodbury, Leah Cashman, ?, Clara Breeze, Jean Boggs, and Anna Fayle.

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Photograph of Dorothy and her dog at the Scotty's Castle Road opening, Bonnie Claire (Nev.), 1950

Date

1950

Description

Dorothy Dorothy and dog at Scotty's Castle Road after the ribbon cutting opening the new road. Inscription with photo reads: "Road connected Highway 95 in Nevada to the Castle. Ribbon cut by Gov. Russell, 1950." See Edith Giles Barcus Collection for more about Scotty's Castle. See previous images 0131 0272-0277 for more.

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Photograph of Della White Fisk standing next to an unidentified Indian woman, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Della White Fisk holds on to her hat, standing next to an unidentified Indian woman (from the Howell family?), while a young boy leaves the scene, and another looks at the camera from a distance. Power lines are visible in the background, and a pickup truck is partially obscured by shrubs. The location of the photograph is unknown, possible locations are Ash Meadows or Pahrump, Nevada.

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Linda Miller Papers

Identifier

MS-00591

Abstract

The Linda Miller Papers (2008 to 2023) document Dr. Linda Miller's historic preservation work in Las Vegas, Nevada including her work portraying early Las Vegas resident, Helen J. Stewart, at historical events across Southern Nevada. The collection documents Miller's efforts to erect a statue of Helen Stewart at the Las Vegas, Nevada Old Mormon Fort, as well as her contributions to the programming for Sarah Winnemucca Day in 2018. The collection documents Miller's appearances as Helen J. Stewart through photographs, pamphlets, video recordings, digital files, and curriculum used for her outreach work. The collection also documents Dr. Miller's activities as chair for the Nevada State Society chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).

Archival Collection

Photograph of National Business and Professional Women's Day, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

National Business and Professional Women's (BPW) Day in Las Vegas. Identified from left to right: 1. Arnold Christensen, 2. Emma Frank, 3. George Dickerson, District Attorney, 4. Yolanda Seiffer, Parlimaterian for the Vegas Valley Business and Professional Women's Club, 5. Harley Harmon, Chairman of the County Commissioners. Photo inscription reads: "[The men] explained the duties of the commissioners to BPW members Yolanda and Emma. It was on National BPW day when the business women were shown through the city and county offices to acquaint them with the intricicies of the office. A luncheon in hotel Thunderbird folowed, where 20 BPW members had 20 city and county officers as guests."

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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929

Date

1929-05-05

Description

Film stars John Gilbert and Ina Claire signing a marriage license after they were wedded in Las Vegas, Nevada May 5, 1929. The man on the left, dressed in glasses and a tie, is A. E. Cahlan, editor of the Las Vegas Evening Review Journal. Charles P. "Pop" Squires, editor of the Las Vegas Age, is in background between the newlyweds. (See newspaper citations behind the photo.)

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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

People exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out as two lines of shwogirls in winter costumes stand by. The woman in the center with a corsage on her coat is actress Agnes Moorehead; the man at the far right is comedian/musician Jerry Colonna; the man to the left of Colonna is producer Joe Pasternak. They are appearing at the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 10

Date

1909 to 1910

Description

Photographs on this page show people at a creek in Ogden Canyon, Utah, July 4, 1910; people posing by an automobile in Cedar Valley, Utah, July 10, 1910; a portrait of Reed Wimmer wearing collegiate athletic uniform, Salt Lake City, 1909; Doc Lucas and Jay Mitchell posing in an office, Ely, Nevada, 1910.

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint (Las Vegas), 1966

Date

1966

Description

The Mint Hotel with its tower nearing completion. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Convention Center. 11940. Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook." Also visible is the California Club.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of speed boat and passengers on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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