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Photograph of the Disabled American Veterans participating in a flag ceremony at fire station 51, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 5, 1974

Date

1974-03-05

Description

Disabled American Veterans participate in flag ceremony at fire station 51, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 5, 1974. The station is located at 2626 E. Carey Avenue.

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Photograph of Jean Ford, Helen Mortenson and Blanche Zucker at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s-1990s

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

L-R: Nevada Senator Jean Ford, Las Vegas civic leaders Helen Mortenson and Blanche Zucker at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Photograph of Carol Burris from Washington Women's Lobby at the Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 17, 1977

Date

1977-06-17

Description

Carol Burris from Washington Women's Lobby was the opening keynote speaker at the Nevada Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

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Photograph of Myoung-ja Lee Kwon speaking at a University Library Society event, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1981-1989

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

Associate University Librarian Myoung-ja Lee Kwon speaks t a University Library Society event, in the Special Collections Reading Room, James Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Photograph of an Indian woman sitting near a cast iron cooking pot, Ash Meadows or Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1910s

Date

1880 to 1919

Archival Collection

Description

An Indian woman cooking in cast iron pot with bail. Ash Meadows or Pahrump Valley, Nevada.

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Photograph of Colonel George A. Fox awarding Josephine Vos a certificate of appreciation, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 8, 1976

Date

1976-03-08

Description

Col. George A. Fox (left) presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Josephine Vos (right), a civilian employee at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Carol Freeman, Jay Sarno and others at a restaurant in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, late 1970s-early 1980s

Date

1977 to 1983

Archival Collection

Description

Carol Freeman and Jay Sarno (third and fourth from left) with unidentified people in a restraurant, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: Caesars Palace (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of a woman decorating a cake for a Christmas party at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, December 1976

Date

1976-12

Description

A woman decorates an oversized sheet cake, while an unidentified man watches. The cake features miniature airplanes and helicopters amid desert landscape with cactus. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of two women holding up a Cowpens flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 29, 1976

Date

1976-07-29

Description

Two unidentified women holding up a Cowpens flag, a predecssor of the U.S. flag, created circa 1781. The flag has red and white stripes and a single star inside a circle of 12 stars on the blue field. It is the same flag as featured in the iconic painting "The Sprit of '76" by Archibald MacNeal Willard. The women are preparing for the U.S. bicentennial celebration at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

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Photograph of Montyce Hackett and a newborn colt, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 24, 1976

Date

1976-06-24

Description

Montyce Hackett (daughter of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Dick Hackett) with the first colt born at the Nellis Air Force Base (according to memory at the time). Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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