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Photograph of two women standing in front of a propeller airplane, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Two women standing by two propeller airplanes and automobile outside of Standard service station in Boulder City.
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Photographic slide of Dee Simpson, Phil Orr, and Stuart Pick, Tule Springs, Nevada, April 5, 1956
Date
1956-04-05
Archival Collection
Description
Written on the slide: "In camp. SW Museum Exped. Dee Simpson, Phill, Stuart Peck."
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Photograph of Lucy Lewin, of the June Taylor Dancers, at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1949
Date
1947 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Lucy Lewin, one of the June Taylor Dancers, in costume, poses in front of fireplace. The group performed at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson waves from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. His car has just passed the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall by passing under a street banner made of garland that says Season's Greetings. Neon signs are visible for several stores and casinos, including the White Cross Rexall Drug Store, Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Lucky Strike Casino, and The Mint 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.
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Transparency of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964
Date
1963 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
Showgirls and crew during the filming of "Viva Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel.
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Transparency of filming of "Viva Las Vegas," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1963-1964
Date
1963 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
Crew during filming of "Viva Las Vegas" at the Sands Hotel.
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Photograph of Blanche Zucker receiving an award from the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: unidentified man holding plaque, Blanche Zucker, Colleen Haycock (president of the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas), unidentified man holding a presentation gold-plated hammer in a box.
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Photograph of Steve Rossi, Ed Sullivan, Toni Clark, Elaine Rossi, Sylvia Sullivan, Frenchy Allen, and Marty Allen, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa mid-late 1960s
Date
1964 (year approximate) to 1968 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Steve Rossi, Ed Sullivan, Toni Clark, Elaine Rossi, Sylvia Sullivan, Frenchy Allen, Marty Allen and an unidentified woman near the Versailles Room in the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. A sign in the lower right corner reads "Bob Patrick, Las Vegas."
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Photograph of Nellis Air Force Base Airman of the Month, Paul Hoover, and his family, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 27, 1979
Date
1979-02-27
Archival Collection
Description
Nellis Airman of the Month, Paul Hoover, poses with his wife and son at a restaurant at the Fremont Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of Cadets First Class Andrea Ungashick and Sue Henke visiting Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, December 3, 1979
Date
1979-12-03
Archival Collection
Description
Cadets First Class Andrea Ungashick and Sue Henke, of the U.S. Air Force Academy, pose beneath a plane while they visit Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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