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History of George Burton Whitney and Lovina Syphus, his wife and Luke Syphus and Christiana Long, Lovina's parents, undated Genealogical data sheet, John Mathieson Bunker and Mary Etta Syphus
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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains documents about the history of George Burton Whitney and his wife, Lovina Syphus, and Luke Syphus and Christiana Long, Lovina's parents, and a genealogical data sheet for John Mathieson Bunker and Mary Etta Syphus.
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Bananto, Ronald, 1930-2002
Ronald Bananto was born February 13, 1930 in Coal Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bonanto moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1949. A year later, and after a short period in San Francisco, California, Bonanto relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He lived in Nevada for 29 years and worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years. Bananto married Pamela Schofield Bananto.
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Photograph of people in front of a brick building, Caliente (Nev.), 1900s
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Map of desert area in southern Nevada and southeastern California, circa 1955
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Orrock, Kevin T., 1951-
Kevin T. Orrock is president of Summerlin and vice president of Master Planned Communities for The Howard Hughes Corporation. He was born in Pioche, Nevada, and spent his early years in the San Francisco Bay area and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kevin graduated from a small liberal arts college with a degree in accounting, came to Las Vegas in 1974, and started working in the accounting department at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. He later earned his M.B.A. from University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Letter (no envelope) from John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada
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From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
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Virginia Logan Photograph Collection
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The Virginia Logan Photograph Collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and slides primarily depicting Nevada between approximately 1900 and 1940 with a focus on Las Vegas and its local landscapes. These photographs were taken by Glenn Davis.
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