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Film transparency of several people posed for a picture, Las Vegas, 1908

Date

1908

Description

Black and white image of several people posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the image indicates some of their names: 1. Tweed Wilson; 2. Mrs. Ball; 3. Joe McQuade; 4. Spud [Lake]: 5. Jim Wilson; 6. Olive [Lake]; 7. Wanda [Ball]; 8. Lois Ball; 9. Ada [Lake]. 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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Film transparency of women in front of a high school dormitory, Las Vegas, 1912-1913

Date

1912 to 1913

Description

Black and white image of several young women, including Mary Syphus, Florence Bishop, Martha Kramer, Helen Bunker, Wanda Ball, and Olive Lake, standing in the front yard of a dorm where most of them lived while attending high school in Las Vegas.

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Film transparency of Helen Bunker and others, presumably in Las Vegas, 1912-1913

Date

1912 to 1913

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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Film transparency of Olive Lake, Clyde McGriff, and Della McGriff, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1939

Description

Black and white image of Olive Lake, Clyde McGriff, and Della McGriff at what appears to be a picnic, most likely located in Las Vegas. Handwritten on the bottom border of the image: "Olive, Clyde & Della McGriff." 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

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 women on porch steps, Goodsprings (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Group photo of women family and friends. Written on the back of the photograph, "back sitting left to right: Mrs. G. Homer Black, Miss Madge Henderson (niece of Jean Fayle), Mrs. G.A. Jean Fayle (baby?), unknown, unknown. Standing left to right: unknown, Mrs. Frank G. Florence Doherty (Goodsprings Gazette), unknown, unknown, Mrs. Lawrence J. Tusnet, Mrs. Roy W. Moore, unknown, unknown, Mrs. Harvey Hardy, Mrs. Jack Frederickson, Mrs. Janee Ashbough."

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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

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

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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