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Film transparency of Helen Bunker and others, presumably in Las Vegas, 1912-1913
Date
1912 to 1913
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white group portrait of several women, with the following handwritten description: "Helen Bunker, Martha Kramer, Zella Peterson, Miss Senn (house mother & teacher), Mary Syphus." Also pictured is Florence Bishop. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Photograph of a teacher and students in Las Vegas, circa 1905-1906
Date
1905 to 1906
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of fifth and sixth grade students at a school located on Second and Lewis Streets. Back row, from left to right: Teacher (Mrs. Schultz), Mary Bishop, Ernest Lake, Micky Black, Frank Black, unidentified, Nannie Rhodes, and Alice Lake. Middle row, from left to right: Jessie Bishop, Edith Alpin, Julia Westlake, Willa Cotrell, unidentified, Olive Lake, unidenified, unidentified. Front row, from left to right: unidentified, Leland Ronnow, Harold Clayton, unidentified, Walter Manuel, unidentified.
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Photograph of Jean Fayle and someone else riding on donkeys, Colorado Springs (Colo.), 1930-1950
Date
1930 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Jean Fayle rides on a donkey with someone else in front of a waterfall. Written on the back of the photograph, "Seven Fall and South Cheyenne Canon. Its mighty cliffs and washing waters make it the grandest mile in Colorado. Visited by over 100,00 annually. Seven Falls photo & curio co. Colorado Springs, Colorado."
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Photograph of Social Directors of the City and Resort Hotels of the West meeting, Los Angeles (Calif.), 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
Well-dressed women stand together under an awning for a group photo. Dorothy is in the fourth row from the front, wearing a black hat. All of the women are wearing a pin on their blouses, (their left side). Inscription with photo reads: "The Social Directors of the City and Resort Hotels of the West. A hotel club group who stimulated business for all making reservations from place to place for them, as well as doing social work for guests in resorts, etc. Mrs. Coffman (Palm Springs), Mrs. Curry (Yosemite), Mrs. Hull (all Hull chain incl. El Rancho Vegas were members)." See Image 0131 0282 for another image from the event.
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Photograph of public officials at the signing of a water bond, Esmeralda County (Nev.), 1972-1980
Date
1972 to 1980
Archival Collection
Description
Left to right standing:1): Andy Demetrius, Esmeralda County District Attorney; 2) Xenia Baird, Esmeralda County Clerk; 3) State Senator Rick Blakemore; 4)[Gov. Robert] List's press aide. Seated, left to right, 1) Eddy (Green Parrot Bar owner); 2) Gerry Allen, Esmeralda County Commissioner. Signing of water bond.
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Photograph of singer Peggy Lee, taken during one of her performances, 1967
Date
1967
Archival Collection
Description
A photograph of singer Peggy Lee, taken during one of her performances. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Peggy Lee (born Norma Deloris Egstrom; May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and performer. She wrote music for films, acted, and created conceptual record albums—encompassing poetry, jazz, chamber pop, and art songs.
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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and other Bluebell Girls at Carillon Hearing Aid Convention at Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas November 1958
Date
1958-11
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Bluebell Girls (L-R): Susan Cartwright , Annette Mckay, Carole Sharpley , Velleda Jacab , Penny Parfitt, Angie, Valda Boyne Esau and Sandra from Lido show, during Carillon Hearing Aid Convention.
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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and two other Bluebell girls in the third Lido show at Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, October 1961
Date
1961-10
Archival Collection
Description
Color photograph of (L-R): Valda Boyne Esau, Valevue, Pamela Smith Kreichbaumer, three of the Bluebell girls who are in costume for Russian number in the third Lido show at the Stardust.
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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and some of the Bluebell girls for a mini- reunion at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Oct 18, 2006.
Date
2006-10-18
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of (L-R): Rosalind (Sydney, Aus), Annette (Nice, France), Julie (House hostess), Valda Boyne Esau (Sedona, Az), Penny Parfitt (California) posing at a mini-reunion for the Bluebell Girls.
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Photograph of Donn Arden, Margaret Kelly, and others at Lido dinner party, Paris (FRA), 1970s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A color photograph of Tom Hansen, seated left; Winston Hemsley, standing left; Rich Rizzo, seated second from left; Don Arden, seated third from left; and Margaret Kelly, seated third from right; an unidentified individual, seated second from right; and Walter Craig, seated right, at a dinner party for the Le Lido in Paris, France. Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
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