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Photograph of Mesquite Well, Nevada, 1908
Date
1908
Archival Collection
Description
Two men with a horse drawn wagon at the Mesquite Well in Nevada.
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Photograph of Lester's Camp, Nevada, 1909
Date
1909
Archival Collection
Description
Four unidentified men at Lester's camp located on the Colorado River in Nevada.
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Photograph of commencement for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1979
Date
1975 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the commencement ceremony at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pictured here are Mahlon Brown (left) and Brock Dixon (right).
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Photograph of irrigated farmland on the T & T Ranch, Nevada, circa 1953
Date
1953 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Irrigating new alfalfa on the T & T Ranch in the Amargosa Valley.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Irrigated land newly planted in alfalfa. T & T Ranch, Amargosa Valley, Nevada, Ca. 1954."
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Photograph of Jack Higgins, Nevada, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A side portrait of Jack Higgins studying paperwork in Nevada. Higgins was a former barber in Boulder City, Nevada barber, and a former Nevada legislator.
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Photograph of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada), 1969
Date
1969
Archival Collection
Description
The Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Nevada (now First Interstate Bank of Nevada) gathered for a meeting at an unknown location. Seated left to right are: E. H. Fitz, Ernest Martinelli, Gordon B. Harris, James Cashman, Jr., William Laub, Jr., Arthur M. Smith Jr. Standing left to right are: Roy Young, C. E. Helgren, Norman Brown, Neil Plath, Herbert E. Grier, Paul Garwood, F. Lorin Ronnow, Robert Griffith, Gaylord K. Prather, Ernest Maupin, Sr.
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Photograph of Judy Bayley at a public event at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971
Date
1971
Archival Collection
Description
Judy Bayley at a public event relating to the Trailrides at the Palomino Room at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino. The unidentified man standing behind Judy Bayley is wearing a badge that says "Judy Bayley's 4th Annual Las Vegas Hacienda Trail Ride Thru Paradise Valley 1971." "Participant" is stamped on the attached ribbon. Judith “Judy” Bayley, namesake of the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was once known as “The First Lady of Gambling.” Judy and her husband Warren “Doc” Bayley opened the Hacienda Hotel and Casino on October 17, 1956. After Warren’s unexpected death from a heart attack on December, 26, 1964, Judy Bayley took over the ownership and operations of the Hacienda. By doing so, she became the first woman in Nevada history to be the sole owner and operator of a hotel-casino. An avid horsewoman, as a publicity campaign, Judy started “The Hacienda Trailrides.” Which some considered the social event of the year. The first trailride was held in December, 1968 to commemorate Pearl Harbor. The ride began at the Valley of Fire State Park and Ended in Overton, Nevada. Judy donated all proceeds from the trailride to benefit the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four Trailrides were held over the next four years, leaving from Tule Springs (now Floyd Lamb State Park), and from the Hacienda itself before they were discontinued after her death. After Judy’s death from cancer on December 31, 1971, the Hacienda was sold in 1972. The Hacienda’s doors closed to the public on December 10, 1996. The hotel was imploded on December 31, 1996 on the 25th anniversary of Judy Bayley’s death, and was broadcast on the Fox news network as part of their New Year’s Eve 1996 telecast. In March 1999, it was replaced with the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino.
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Photograph of airmen unfurling Nevada's bicentennial flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, September 24, 1975
Date
1975-09-24
Archival Collection
Description
Senior Master Sgt. William McCleary (left) and Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner (right) unfurling Nevada's bicentennial flag at Nellis Air Force Base. The flag was presented to the base by the Clark County Bicentennial Commission.
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Photograph of Leon Rockwell, Nevada, circa 1960
Date
1960
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Leon Rockwell, Sr. winning Jackpot--$250, Nevada Club, 1960." Site Name: Nevada Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a cemetery in Hiko, Nevada, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men in a cemetery in Hiko, Nevada.
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