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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5, 1973
Date
1973-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of housing developments north of Ed Von Tobel Junior High School (later Middle School, seen center right), at North Pecos Road (on right side of photo) and East Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas, Nevada, looking south from approximately San Pascual Avenue. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Part of Sunrise Manor Township with Von Tobel Jr High School in right center. Part of area annexed by NLV [North Las Vegas] and removed from city by state legislature."
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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5, 1973
Date
1973-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of North Las Vegas, Nevada. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Pecos & Cheyenne, looking south." Hotels in Las Vegas skyline seen in background in upper right.
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Aerial photograph of North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 5, 1973
Date
1973-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of North Las Vegas, Nevada, with boundaries of "model neighborhood" marked in white. Handwritten on back of photograph: "Corner of Main St. and Las Vegas Blvd. North (No. 5th St.). Model neighborhood includes most of original NLV Williams additions." Label at lower right of photo:"Aerial view of Model Neighborhood with boundaries indicated."
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Photograph of Clark County Courthouse, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The exterior of the second Clark County Courthouse, a Beaux Arts style building designed by Nevada-born architect Frederic DeLongchamps, built in 1914.
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Photograph of schoolchildren and teachers, Clover Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada, circa 1907-1909
Date
1907
Archival Collection
Description
A group of Clover Valley, Nevada schoolchildren and teachers. Front row: Ivan Empey, Clair Terry, Horald Woods, Fred Woods, Grant Woods, Marion Terry. Second row: Albert Woods, Erma Woods, Elsie Empey, Inez Empey. Third Row: Lamar Empey, Ada Woods, Ione Terry, Mary Jensen (teacher), Orilla Woods, Lyman Woods. Seated: Lyman Lafayette Woods ("Grandpa Woods"), who was the maternal grandfather of Elbert Edwards. Albert, Ada, Orilla, Erma,Lyman and Horald Woods and Elsie and Ivan Empey were cousins of Maribah Woods Edwards (mother of Elbert Edwards). Ione and Marion Terry were Elbert Edwards' cousins.
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Photograph of schoolchildren and teachers, Paradise School, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1924
Date
1924 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Schoolchildren and teachers at Paradise School, Las Vegas, Nevada. The teacher was Lillian Gentry Barnum (cousin of Mary Reid Edwards, who was the wife of Elbert Edwards). The class includes an African American girl and several Chinese American children.
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Photograph of Charlotte Terry, Roxa Terry and Lafeyette ("Lafey") Woods, April 1895
Date
1895-04
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Elbert Edwards' maternal aunts, Charlotte Malinda Woods Terry and Roxa Jane Woods Terry and maternal uncle, Joseph Lafeyette Woods. Handwritten by Elbert Edwards on back of photograph: "Mama gave this to me March 26, 1937. It is Aunt Wolinda [sic] Woods Terry, Aunt Roxa Woods Terry, Uncle Lafey [Lafeyette] Woods. My mother was Maribah Woods. Her other brothers were Carlos, Lyman, James, Lamond, Jasper, Albert and Lafayette."
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Photograph of George and Maribah Edwards, December 8, 1891
Date
1891-12-08
Archival Collection
Description
Ellbert Edwards's parents George Edwards and Maribah Woods Edwards. Probably a wedding portrait.
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Photograph of Lyman Lafayette Woods, circa 1860s to 1870s
Date
1860 to 1879
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Lyman Lafayette Woods, Elbert Edwards' maternal grandfather.
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Photograph of Maribah Edwards, circa 1920s to 1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Maribah Minerva Woods Edwards, mother of Elbert Edwards.
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