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Photograph of Clark County House, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Description

View of Clark County Court House from the lawn outside. The court house was built in 1914. Inscribed on the photo is "Oakes, Court House Las Vegas." Site Name: Clark County Court House, Las Vegas (Nev.)

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Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad depot time capsule plaque, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940

Date

1940

Description

Time capsule plaque placed at the opening of the Union Pacific Depot in 1940. It was opened in 1970 when the depot was razed to make space for the Union Plaza Hotel. The plaque reads: "Las Vegas, Nevada, Passenger Depot, Union Pacific Railroad. H. L. Gogerty, Architect. Ryberg Bros, Builders. Erected 1940. Elev. 2027.8."

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Photograph of school children dressed for Helldorado, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1940s

Date

1940 to 1943

Description

Students at the Las Vegas [Grammar] School dressed in various costumes for the Helldorado Days festival. Site Name: Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of school children dancing, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Description

School children dancing on the lawn at Las Vegas [Grammar] School, 4th and Bridger Streets. Site Name: Las Vegas Grammar School (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 401 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of school girls during physical education class, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1920s

Date

1927 to 1929

Description

School girls lined up in rows during a physical education class at Las Vegas High School. Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Clark Sounty High School basketball team, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1912

Date

1912

Description

Group photo of unidentified members of the Clark County High School basketball team posing with a basketball. Written on the ball is "CCH '12." Site Name: Las Vegas High School (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Overland Hotel, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1920

Date

1920

Description

Black and white photograph of the Overland Hotel at Main and Fremont Street. The signs on the hotel read: "Hotel Overland," "1912 New Overland Hotel Big Free Sample Room," "Cold Beer on draft," ...Whiskey..." (illegible), and "Bonded Goods." Site Name: Overland Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.); Fremont Street (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: Main Street and Fremont Street

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Photograph of Woodrow Wilson, President Nixon and others at the Institute for Black Elected Officials, September 11, 1969

Date

1969-09-11

Description

Woodrow Wilson, President Nixon and unidentified persons posing at the Institute for Black Elected Officials.

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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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Postcard of Lucky Boy (Nev.), 1909

Date

1909

Description

The town of Lucky Boy was born as a result of the discovery of lead-silver ore in the vicinity in 1906. The camp experienced a boom in 1908 when exploration opened a number of rich veins in the district. Lucky Boy's population peaked in the 1910 at over 800, then declined rapidly as the high grade was mined out. The mines produced ore on a small scale through the 1950s.

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