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Photograph of John Cahlan and others at Western Airlines plaque, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 23, 1980
Date
1980-09-23
Archival Collection
Description
Unveiling the Western Airlines plaque at the corner of Sahara and Paradise Road, the site of first airport in Las Vegas. L-R: Commissioner P. J. Christensen; Commissioner Ron Lurie; Jubilee coordinator John F. Cahlan; Western Airlines board Chairman Arthur "Art" Kelly.
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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson, 1967
Date
1967
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson, as photographed in 1967. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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Postcard of former Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt, 1966
Date
1966
Archival Collection
Description
Former Nevada Governor Paul Laxalt, as photographed in 1966. The location where the photograph was taken in unknown. Paul Dominique Laxalt (born August 2, 1922) was Governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States Senator from 1974 to 1987. In the media, the words "son of a Basque sheepherder" often accompanied his name. He was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. In fact, after Reagan was elected President in 1980, the national press began to refer to Laxalt as "The First Friend." He is the older brother of Robert Laxalt, who was a noted and prolific writer. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Yearbook page from Rose Polytechnical Institute, Terre Haute (Ind.), 1922
Date
1922
Archival Collection
Description
Yearbook page from Rose Polytechnical Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Rose Polytechnical Institute later changed names and is now known as the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. C.D. Baker is first person in fourth row. The description in the yearbook reads, "The 1922 Modulus." Site Name: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.)
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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School library club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1929
Date
1929
Archival Collection
Description
The Las Vegas High School library club of 1929. Pictured standing in bottom row are, left to right, Arlene Stewart, Laura McDonald, Joy Simon, Eva Adams, teacher. Middle row, left to right are Catherine Deverell, Mary Stockburger, Helen Garner, June Simon. Top row, left to right are Bessie Gregory, Dorothy Buzick, Doris Kramer, Frances Martin. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Slide of Bill Rosse, Sheriff Jim Merlino, and others at a demonstration held on Good Friday near the Nevada Test Site, March 24, 1989
Date
1989-03-24
Archival Collection
Description
Color image of Bill Rosse (in hat, with white shirt), a Shoshone Indian, standing with Sheriff Jim Merlino (in uniform). Other law enforcement officers and anti-nuclear testing protesters are also visible.
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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957
Date
1957-06-02
Archival Collection
Description
Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. She was crowned by Yolande Donlan, Chairman of the panel of judges. Transcribed on the back of the picture: " 'Miss Las Vegas' (Virginia Page) received her sash and crown from Yolande Donlan, chairman of the panel of judges."
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Photograph of Troy Pritchard at the annual "Turkey Trot," Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, circa mid 1950s - early 1960s
Date
1955 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
Three-year-old Troy Pritchard chasing a turkey in the annual "Turkey Trot" held at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Little Troy is holding a small axe as he stands beside an unidentified young girl.
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Photograph of Board of Education for Boulder City Union School District, circa 1950
Date
1949 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Board of Education for the Boulder City Union School District. From left to right, the men pictured include: C. P. Christensen; H. O. Watts, past President; F. A. Latham, President; Elbert B. Edwards, Superintendent and Clerk of the Board; Dr. D. M. MacCormack; and Ray Collins.
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Group shot of six people, including Clara, at the Hotel Nipton: photographic print
Date
1880 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Bell Family Scrapbook scanning, Set 4, proofed 11.04.2010 Group shot of six people at the Hotel Nipton. Clara Bow is seated third from the right
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