Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 591 - 600 of 680

Photograph of Joe Andre's band, 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of one of Joe Andre's bands on the road. Some of their equipment was hauled on the running boards of these vehicles.

Image

Photograph of train, Las Vegas, late 1920s

Date

1925 to 1930

Description

Black and white picture of people and train at the Las Vegas Station.

Image

Postcard of Navajo Indians, Nevada, circa 1920-1955

Date

1920 to 1955

Archival Collection

Description

Photograph of a Navajo Indian Chief in full regalia and an Indian woman.

Image

Photographic slide of Peggy Wheat in Wadsworth, Nevada, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "On 26-Ly-23 site at Wadsworth, Nevada. Looking west. Peggy Wheat."

Image

Photograph of camp site kitchen, circa 1962-1963

Date

1962 (year approximate) to 1963 (year approximate)

Description

A woman in the camp site kitchen

Image

Biography of Muriel Stevens, circa 1975

Date

1974 to 1976

Archival Collection

Description

Typed description of Muriel Stevens' career.

Text

Transcript of interview with Hazel Hedges by Irene Rostine, October 29, 1997

Date

1997-10-29

Description

Interviewed by Irene Rostine. Hazel Hedges moved from Kansas City to Las Vegas with her husband and son in 1952. She worked briefly as a waitress in the dining room at the Thunderbird and then became a stay at home mom until her son was in junior high. Then after she went to real estate school, she went to work in commercial real estate at Bond Realty. After that, she passed her brokers exam and transferred to Parkway Realty where she sold land. Her primary success in real estate came from selling houses and investing in land and residential properties personally. After leaving Parkway Realty, Hazel went to work for the real estate office Deshoor, Fair, and Davis, which she eventually bought and renamed Southside Realty. Eventually her son joined her, and they operated Hedges and Wade Realty with two offices, one on each side of town. Hazel also did volunteer work including the Assistance League Las Vegas' Operation School Bell Program, which provides clothing for area school children in need.

Text

Photograph of woman, February 2, 1911

Date

1911-02-01

Description

An unidentified woman poses in front of a house in a nice dress. This photograph was likely taken in Iowa.

Image

Photograph of a portrait of Judy Bayley, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

A portrait of Judy Bayley, the location is unknown, but was most likely taken in Las Vegas, Nevada. Judith “Judy” Bayley, namesake of the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was once known as “The First Lady of Gambling.” Judy and her husband Warren “Doc” Bayley opened the Hacienda Hotel and Casino on October 17, 1956. After Warren’s unexpected death from a heart attack on December, 26, 1964, Judy Bayley took over the ownership and operations of the Hacienda. By doing so, she became the first woman in Nevada history to be the sole owner and operator of a hotel-casino. After Judy’s death from cancer on December 31, 1971, the Hacienda was sold in 1972. The Hacienda’s doors closed to the public on December 10, 1996. The hotel was imploded on December 31, 1996 on the 25th anniversary of Judy Bayley’s death, and was broadcast on the Fox news network as part of their New Year’s Eve 1996 telecast. In March 1999, it was replaced with the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.

Image

Ann Valder Photograph Collection on Judy Bayley

Identifier

PH-00324

Abstract

The Ann Valder Photograph Collection on Judy Bayley (1969-1971) consists of black-and-white photographic prints of Hacienda Hotel owner Judy Bayley, collected by Las Vegas, Nevada journalist Ann Valder. The collection is primarily comprised of photographic prints of Bayley at a 1971 event held in her honor at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes photographic prints of Bayley at fundraisers for the American Cancer Society. Ann Valder was an editor and journalist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Valley Times, as well as a columnist for the Las Vegas Sun.

Archival Collection