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Photograph of the Helldorado Committee, Las Vegas, circa mid 1900s
Date
1940 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the Helldorado Committee in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description given on an accompanying piece of paper: "Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Nevadan, "Help Us Write History" July 18, 1982. 1.) Source: Pollaid Dudley, 453-6053 (l-r back row) 2.) Jim Cashman (fourth) suggests that we get in touch with Berkely bunker to get him to help identify photos."
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Photograph of a burro pack train, circa 1880s-1890s
Date
1880 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
A burro pack train hauling basketry supplies. Two Indian women are riding burros. A young man rides one of the loaded burros, and another, hiding his face, is standing behind the other loaded burro. The three riders are identified on the photo, L-R: Dora Lee, Clara Lee, & Gus Lee. The location of the photograph is unknown. Possible locations are Ash Meadows or Pahrump, Nevada.
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Photograph of John Gilbert and Ina Claire, Las Vegas, May 05, 1929
Date
1929-05-05
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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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Photograph of art works and volunteers, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 17, 1977
Date
1977-06-17
Archival Collection
Description
Art works and Nevada Women's Conference volunteers. Left to right: unidentified, Peg Bolen, June 17, 1977. Photo is accompanied by a Xerox copy of a newspaper clipping "Help Us Write History; Las Vegas Review Journal, May 30, 1982: Peg Bolen is at right, but who is at left and what is the function? If you know please contact UNLV Special Collections, 739-3252, 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday."
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Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Manor, Millers (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Mr. And Mrs. S. H. "Barney" Manor with their daughter in the foreground in Millers, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Barney and I and Jo. I am some thing here. Only weigh 98 - but weight 103 again now. Wonderful. Mr. and Mrs. Sh. H. Manor and daughter. Barney' a nickname from Barney Oldfield, because he had such a heavy foot when driving. Barney's real name was Sam Houston Manor. As of 2/20/80 Barney was still living at Hawthorn and Round Mountain, 90 yrs. old. He worked for Tonopah & Goldfield RR-sect(?)hand. Their marriage was a love match. Barney had sandy red hair. He had a slight shake in his hands as I do, and because I had red hair, too, everyone teased that I really was his daughter. This photo probably taken at Millers, Nevada. Quotation and information told to Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, 2/20/80."
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Photograph of people playing at Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958
Date
1953 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
Patrons playing the machines inside the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The large sign hanging from the ceiling reads: "In the past 12 months the Fortune Club has paid over $1,500,000.00 in jackpots to nearly a quarter million players." Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street
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