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Photograph of Doris Hancock and fellow teachers at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, circa March, 1925
Date
1925
Archival Collection
Description
Doris Hancock with Zelpha LaCoss, Mary West Ronnow, two unidentified women at the Furnace Creek Ranch for a teacher's outing; Note on photo sleeve: "Plunge - Furnace Creek Ranch - Death Valley [CA.] March - 1925 [L. Group of 3 - L. 1. Zelpha La Cross (?), R. Mary West Ronnow, Rear. Unknown. R. Group of 2 - L. Unknown R. Doris Hancock] [Teachers outing - 1925]". Site Name: Furnace Creek Ranch (Death Valley, Calif.)
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Photograph of Wengert Family members going to Hawaii, 1949-1959
Date
1949 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Cyril, Lottie, Ward and Ree Wengert pose with Bob and Marilyn Wengert Gatewood as they travel to Hawaii. They are on a cruise boat outside, wearing leis. This photograph was taken sometime between 1949-1959.
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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s
Date
1990 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A statue of early trappers that is inscribed with "This is the place." A view of the left-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.
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Photograph of UNLV reception honoring Elbert and Mary Edwards, Las Vegas, July 24, 1991
Date
1991-07-24
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "UNLV Special Collections Department reception honoring Elbert and Mary Edwards and the deposit of their manuscripts, books, and photographs in the Department's archives. Las Vegas Rotary Club also presented a $3,000 check to Mrs. Edwards for the Elbert Edwards Scholarship Fund at Boulder Humphrey, Judy Edwards, Keith Edwards, Mary Edwards, Rachel Davis, Mahlon Edwards, Carole Edwards, Donna Edwards Davis, Jeffrey Edwards, Jennifer Edwards." Mary Edwards is fifth from left.
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