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Photograph of John Cahlan and others, 1920s

Date

1971-08-29

Description

Black and white photograph of a group of men during the 1920s that appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper on August 29, 1971, page 6. From left to right: Col. Moore; Capt. Roscoe Turner; John Cahlan; Mr. Smith; Major Force.

Image

Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection

Identifier

MS-00809

Abstract

Collection is comprised primarily of newspaper clippings on various topics related to Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern Nevada spanning from 1909 to 2007. The files were gathered and organized by the Las Vegas Library and include topics such as ghost towns in the Southwest and Western region of the United States, politics and government, education, gaming, and religious life in Las Vegas and Nevada. The files document topics of interest to the residents of Nevada. The files also contain biographical information on prominent individuals associated with Las Vegas and Nevada.

Archival Collection

Baker, James E.

James E. Baker was the director of FHA, state of nevada from the description of the photograph. 

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/74978463/

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149366789/

Person

2016 addition, 1987 to 2012

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The 2016 addition to the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records contains agendas, minutes, resolutions, programs, newspaper clippings, and government bills and plans dating from 1987 to 2012. There are records from the Clark County Task Force, established in 2002, which studied the growth initiative and its impact on urban sprawl in Southern Nevada. Also included are board minutes, action items, and impact statements regarding the Nevada Test Site and the Yucca Mountain project. In addition, there is audiovisual material recording the various programs and interests of the Sierra Club.

Archival Collection

Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00289
Collection Name: Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Jerome Countess oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02177

Abstract

Oral history interview with Jerome Countess conducted by Dorothy Eisenberg on October 28, 2014 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. Countess discusses coming to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1976 to take a job with what became the Jewish Federation. He then talks about starting the local Jewish Reporter, a newspaper, and creating a community among fellow Jews in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

William Rehn oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01550

Abstract

Oral history interview with William Rehn conducted by Melissa Valentine on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Rehn discusses how he believes people have changed in Las Vegas, Nevada since he moved there in 1939. Rehn bemoans how African Americans were treated and segregated in Las Vegas, and describes his career as a political cartoonist. He describes clubs in Las Vegas and their connection to organized crime, as well as the inner workings of the casinos and their relation to the economy.

Archival Collection

Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00002

Abstract

The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or “Pop”) Squires, Delphine “Mom” Anderson Squires, and their children.

Archival Collection

Hank Greenspun oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00734

Abstract

Oral history interview with Hank Greenspun conducted by Tony Bleeker in 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview Hank Greenspun discusses politics in Las Vegas, Nevada, the numerous changes and growth that the city has experiences, and his newspaper, the Las Vegas Sun.

Archival Collection

Pacifica Hotel Collection

Identifier

MS-01066

Abstract

The Pacifica Hotel Collection (1981-1985) contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and contracts on the Pacifica Hotel, the first resort geared specifically towards the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection also includes one optical disc with a compilation of Las Vegas television news stories from the summer of 1985 about the Pacifica Hotel project.

Archival Collection