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Photograph of U.S. Senators from Nevada and Arizona, circa 1910s to 1920s

Date

1910 to 1929

Description

A group of people in the desert, probably in Nevada. From left to right: "Senator Ashurst, Mr. & Mrs. Senator James G. Scrugham (Nevada), and Senator Norris."

Image

Bachrach, Fabian, 1917-2010

He was an American photographer who often took photographs of celebrities, politicians, presidents, and many other prominent individuals. He was born in Massachusetts on April 9, 1917, and died in Newton Massachusetts on February 26, 2010. 

Person

Ford, Jean, 1929-1998

Nevada politician and women's advocate Imogene "Jean" Young was born in Miami, Oklahoma, on December 28, 1929, to Daisy Adelphia (Flook) and Clarence Nathan Young. She had one brother, Byron Young. Her family moved to Joplin, Missouri, where she attended kindergarten through high school. In 1951 she graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with a B.A. in Sociology. After graduation she worked as a recreational therapist for the American Red Cross in military hospitals until 1955.

Person

Dayan, Ruth

Taken from Wikipedia: "Ruth Dayan (born March 6, 1917) is the founder of the Maskit fashion house and is active in many social causes. She was the first wife of the late Israeli defense force General and politician Moshe Dayan."

Person

Countess, Jerome "Jerry"

Former director of Combined Jewish Appeal, which became the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas

Person