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Photograph of Jack Higgins, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

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 Judy Bayley at a public event at the Hacienda Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1971

Date

1971

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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Film transparency of men distributing water in Boulder City, Nevada, May 13, 1931

Date

1931-05-13

Description

A black and image image of four men, including a 75-year-old identified as Sam Jones, distributing water in an area known as Ragtown near the Hoover Dam construction site at Black Canyon, not far from Boulder City.

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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

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

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

Description

Two unidentified men in a cemetery in Hiko, Nevada.

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Photograph of a young woman being coached at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, May 3, 1976

Date

1976-05-03

Description

A coach talks with a young woman in a wheelchair at the Nevada Special Olympics, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)

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Photograph of Joe W. Brown, Nevada, 1983

Date

1983

Description

Joe W. Brown sitting at his desk in an unknown location in Nevada.

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Photograph of Charles Russell, Nevada, 1951-1958

Date

1951 to 1958

Description

Nevada Governor Charles Hinton Russell from 1951-1958.

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Postcard of a Squaw Race, Ely, Nevada, 1909

Date

1909

Description

A picture postcard of a "Squaw Race in Ely, Nevada" 1909. An address is written on the back.

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