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Photograph of Manuel Rojas and Martha Vickers fishing, Lake Mead, circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Actress Martha Vickers, and her husband, actor Manuel Rojas, catch a fish in Lake Mead. The back of the boat reads, "Topper" and "Lake Mead."
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Photograph of Martha Vickers and Manuel Rojas, Lake Mead, circa 1955
Date
1954 to 1956
Archival Collection
Description
Actress Martha Vickers and her husband, actor Manuel Rojas, fishing off the back of a boat in Lake Mead. Written on the back of the boat is "Lake Mead", and the name, "Topper."
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Photograph of Patsy Larsen holding a fish, Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Patsy Larsen (later Patsy Carmen Harris Griffis) holding a fish. Patsy is the daughter of Matthew Larsen, the captain of the Golden Nugget boat.
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Photograph of the University of Pennsylvania varsity crew team, Philadelphia (Pa.), circa 1927
Date
1926 to 1928
Archival Collection
Description
Leonard Fayle stands the second from the left with the University of Pennsylvania varsity crew team.
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Photograph of President John F. Kennedy and Nevada Senators Howard Cannon and Alan Bible, early 1960s
Date
1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Alighting from the airplane are: Pres. John F. Kennedy, Nevada Senator Howard Cannon (above Kennedy) and Nev. Senator Alan Bible (above Cannon).
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Photograph of mining tower, Rhyolite (Nev.), circa 1925
Date
1924 to 1926
Archival Collection
Description
The view of a mining tower between Mountain Ladd and Montgomery Mountain in Rhyolite, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "between Mt. Ladd and Montgomery Mt. out in the middle of the alluvium. Tower documents attempt to reach bedrock. They went down 350 feet and didn't get to bedrock. See USGS Bulletin 407. - Ed Whipple, 12/19/78."
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Postcard of Evan and Kathy Thompson in front of Tradin' Post, Rhyolite (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A postcard of Even and Kathy Thompson standing in front of Tradin' Post in Rhyolite, Nevada. Typed description provided on back of postcard reads: "Rhyolite, Nevada. At the Trading Post. Evan and Kathy Thompson, youngest ghost of Rhyolite." Address stamped on back: "The Bottle House, Rhyolite Nevada, P. O. Box 93, Beatty, Nevada 89003." This postcard can possibly be credited to Desert Graphix, Trona, CA 93562.
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Photograph of a proof sheet, Goodsprings (Nev.), October 17, 1966
Date
1966-10-17
Archival Collection
Description
A proof sheet of various photos labeled "Goodsprings, Nev. Row 'E' J. A. Cook 10/17/66." Photos show the interior of a bar, including a bartender, patrons, and a pool table, and exterior shots of various buildings.
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Photograph of Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, her husband George and Clark County Commissioner Manuel J. Cortez, 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The image depicts a moment from the Campaign '76 Shafer House. The people on the photograph are: Nevada Assemblywoman Eileen Brookman, Clark County Commissioner Manuel J. Cortez (a.k.a. Manny Cortez) and George Brookman on the right.
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Photograph of a damaged train, Nevada, August 15, 1908
Date
1908-08-15
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of Bullfrog-Goldfield no. 13, August 15, 1908 after wreck with T&T passenger southbound at Evelyn, California. Inscribed on photo is: "Eng. 13 after the wreck. Aug. 9th -08. T. & T. R.R. F.G.P."
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