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Film transparency of Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt, Las Vegas, April 1931

Date

1931-04

Description

Film stars Rex Lease and Eleanor Hunt on the day they were married in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on the image, please see the corresponding story printed in Las Vegas Evening Review Journal on April 15, 1931.

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Photograph of Doris Hancock kindergarten building, Las Vegas, November 1965

Date

1965-11

Description

Kindergarten building, Doris Hancock Elementary School. Handwritten note on back of photo: "Kindergarten Building - Doris Hancock Elementary School Las Vegas, Nevada, November 1965"; Date stamp on front of photo: "NOV 65."

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Photographs of Lido production at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Nine miscellaneous photos of dancers-groups and individuals in the Las Vegas production of the Lido at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was staged by Donn Arden. Partial creation credit goes to David Workman Photography. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino

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Photograph of North Las Vegas Police Department administration staff, Las Vegas, circa early 1970s

Date

1970 to 1975

Description

The North Las Vegas police administration posing together in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, the members pictured include: Assistant Chief James Avance, Frank Adams, Jim Rowley, Linda Garrett, Mildred Bricky, and Chief "Slim" Davison.

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Photograph of Ann Brewington, standing in front of her house, 1988

Date

1988

Archival Collection

Description

Ann E. Brewington, former instructor at the University of Chicago School of Business, stands in front of a house as part of a Christmas postcard. Brewington was a sister-in-law of Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman. Inscription "at 99" indicates the photograph was taken in 1988.

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Photograph of Zilpha Diadama Fuller Earl, late 1800s - 1952

Date

1870 to 1952

Description

A portrait of Zilpha Diadama Fuller Earl. Zilpha was the first white child born in the Las Vegas Valley at Old Fort. She was born on August 20, 1856 in Las Vegas Springs Mormon Mission, Territory of Nevada.

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Photograph of Death Valley Scotty at a bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1954

Date

1934 to 1954

Description

Walter E. Scott, also known as "Death Valley Scotty," smokes a cigar at a bar with an arm around an unidentified man to the right. An unidentified woman sits on his other side. The location is unidentified but probably Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Postcard of the Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960-1975

Date

1960 to 1975

Archival Collection

Description

Frontier Hotel and Casino postcard that reads "Frontier The Friendly Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada." The left image shows a woman standing in the pool area and the right image shows a smiling woman holding a raquet, possibly for tennis or badminton.

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Photograph of Paula Mendenhall, Jeri Winger and Blanche Zucker at a President’s Child Safety Partnership event, January 1988

Date

1988-01

Description

Paula Mendenhall, Jeri Winger (former president of the Women’s History and Resource Center of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs) and civic leader Blanche Zucker at a President’s Child Safety Partnership event, probably in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme cutting their wedding cake, Las Vegas (Nev.), December 29, 1957

Date

1957-12-29

Description

Steve Lawrence, left, and Eydie Gorme, center, cut into a slice of wedding cake at their wedding held in the home of Beldon Katleman, an El Rancho Vegas Hotel owner, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Standing to the far right, Joe E. Lewis looks on.

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