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Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00160

Abstract

The Geneva Stark Merwin Photograph Collection features photographic prints and negatives of locations throughout Pahrump, Nevada between 1941 and 1942. Primary locations include a Pahrump school and Pahrump Ranch, as well as locations in local fields and mountains. The photographs capture candid scenes of people walking to school and feeding animals.

Archival Collection

Ned V. Bearden Sr. Collection

Identifier

MS-00229

Abstract

The Ned V. Bearden Sr. Collection (1958-1966) consists of the Rolodex for Desert York Inc., Bearden's air conditioning equipment business that operated in Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in 1946. The Rolodex contains customer names and addresses, along with installation dates and model numbers for the air conditioning equipment installed.

Archival Collection

Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00088

Abstract

The Billie Milton Grace Photograph Collection, approximately 1948 to 1960, consists of twenty black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting images of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual Helldorado Parade, the Marion Hicks family, local labor union dinners, Thunderbird Hotel employees, and various hotels and casinos.

Archival Collection

Max R. McComb Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00179

Abstract

The Max R. McComb Photograph Collection (approximately 1970-1979) is comprised of five color photographic prints and corresponding negatives of Howell C. Garrison's home in Las Vegas, Nevada, taken for Max McComb's research paper on Howell C. Garrison, who was the mayor of the City of Las Vegas from 1941 to 1943.

Archival Collection

Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00258

Abstract

The Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection (1936-1988) consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting Theodore M. Parsons and other Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers in Boulder City, Nevada between 1936 and 1942. There are individual images of Parsons as well as group photographs of workers at CCC camps and public gatherings.

Archival Collection

Aladdin Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00184

Abstract

The Aladdin Hotel and Casino Photograph Collection (approximately 1966 to 1979) consists of thirteen black-and-white and color photographic prints. Included are images of architectural renderings, exterior views of the hotel entrance and theater, and interior views of the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, convention area, dining areas, and guest suites and rooms.

Archival Collection

Charles Thomas-Perry Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00150

Abstract

The Charles Thomas-Perry Photograph Collection depicts towns in Southern and Central Nevada from 1900 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the Thomas and Perry families in Beatty, Nevada and Pioneer, Nevada, including Charles Thomas’s store and their family homes. The photographs also depict buildings, celebrations, children, and the towns of Searchlight, Rhyolite, Goodsprings, and Goldfield, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Dorothy Casner Evans Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00147

Abstract

The Dorothy Casner Evans Photograph Collection (approximately 1930-1979) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images primarily depict Dorothy Evans, Dave Roberts, and Ellen Roberts in Tonopah, Nevada. Also included are images of people transporting their homes using flat-bed trucks to different locations in Tonopah.

Archival Collection

Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00315

Abstract

The Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection (1920-1960s) contains black-and-white photographic prints and transparencies of Gold Star Mothers events, a Helldorado parade, and buildings around the Krupp Ranch (now known as Spring Mountain Ranch State Park). The Gold Star Mothers events are in both Las Vegas, Nevada and Southern California.

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00185

Abstract

The Southern Nevada Educators Photograph Collection consists of reproduction black-and-white photographic prints and negatives that Donna Andress compiled. The majority of the images are portraits of educators in Southern Nevada, primarily educators who have schools in Clark County, Nevada named after them. Other portraits depict prominent Las Vegas citizens, including Leva and William Beckley.

Archival Collection