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Photograph of Sammy Davis, Jr., circa 1970s-1980s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Sammy Davis, Jr. swinging a golf club
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Sammy Davis, Jr. swinging a golf club.
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William Shockley holding his son: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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May Bradford and four others: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Bill Harrah, Harrah's Hotel and Casino founder, image 007: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Senator W. A. Clark, late 1800s
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Archival Collection
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L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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The L. F. Manis Photographs contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting Southern Nevada from approximately 1900 to 1969, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1930 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction, dedication, and various parts of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, including the dam's upstream and downstream faces, intake towers, spillways, bridges, crest, outlet works, visitors' accommodations, and powerhouse. The photographs also depict Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, and the Colorado River, which is dammed by the Hoover Dam. The photographs also include views of desert landscapes in the Southwestern United States, including in Nevada, Arizona, and Southern California. Also depicted in the photographs are the cities of Las Vegas, Nevada and Boulder City, Nevada, including prominent buildings like hotels, casinos, government buildings, and train depots.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Wilbur Clark with Adlai S. Stevenson, location unknown, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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View of Springdale: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series III. Beatty, Nevada -- Subseries III.E. Lemmon Family. This photograph has not been authoritatively identified. Most likely Springdale, Nevada, possibly circa early 1900s.
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