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Photographs of B'nai B'rith's "Man of the Year" Mike O'Callaghan and others, November 03, 1974
Date
1974-11-03
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs of B'nai B'rith's "Man of the Year" event, featuring "Man of the Year" Governor of Nevada Mike O'Callaghan and his wife Carolyn O'Callaghan. 120mm negatives.
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Photograph of balloon route excursion party at National Soldiers Home, Los Angeles (Calif.), late 1800s - early 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Caption: #1 Jim Jeffries, #2 C.A. Rinker, #3 girlfriend of Rinker, he took her on a horseback trip to Mt. Lowe.
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Governor Richard Bryan and representatives of the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards Committee: photographic print
Date
1984
Archival Collection
Description
From the Fedora Bontempi Simpkin Photograph Collection (PH-00239). Governor Richard Bryan congratulates representative of the Clark County Mother of the Year Awards Committee for their dedicated public service during the past 15 year. From left to right is Dottie Price, Ruth Lee Cooper, Marie Ripps, Chairman/Coordinator Fedora Bontempi Simpkin, and Gwen Weekes Rahner in 1984.
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Photograph of people in swimming hole at Ladd's Resort, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the century of the 1900s
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified people play in the swimming hole of Ladd's Resort in Las Vegas, NV. A rope is tied along the water between two trees that swimmers are holding on to. [Taken in the early 1900s]
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Photograph of the Wilsons at Standstone Ranch, Blue Diamond (Nev.), 1900
Date
1900
Archival Collection
Description
The Wilson's Sandstone Ranch (now within the boundaries of Spring Mountain Ranch State Park and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area). James B. Wilson Sr., the owner at left. His adopted sons Tweed (Anderson) Wilson, center and James Beck (Anderson) Wilson at right. Cabin in background with grapevine at left. Buster or Boone, son of Tweed, seated at left. 0105 0097 is a duplicate copy of this photo. Site Name: Spring Mountain Ranch (Blue Diamond, Nev.)
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Photograph of gold bullion bars, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Nineteen gold bullion bars are stacked atop one another for a photo. Inscription below reads: "Nineteen gold bullion bars having a value of more than $450,000 and taken from one of the Goldfield mines in its boom days are enough to excite anyone. These were the genuine article. Even to Goldfielders they created a sensation. It is every prospector's dream."
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Photograph of Emery Homestead, Cottonwood Island (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
1900 to 1920
Archival Collection
Description
Emery Homestead, located at Cottonwood Island. This photograph came with the description: "Emery Homestead. At Cottonwood Island Pop Emery raised bees and alfalfa while running the Arivada Ferry. These products were taken to Chloride, Arizona for sale. The farm was located at the upper end of Cottonwood Island on the Arizona side and was abandoned in 1920 when the ferry was moved to Tristate, a few miles above Bullshead Rock. Emery Collection."
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Postcard of a truck and trailer hauling equiptment, circa early to mid 1900s
Date
1910 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
A truck and trailer hauling equipment, likely in Las Vegas or Searchlight, Nevada.
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Geologic map of Clark County, Nevada, 1964
Date
1964
Description
'By C.R. Longwell, E.H. Pampeyan, and Ben Bowyer.' 'Prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey.' 'Topographic base from Army Map Service Kingman (1947) and Las Vegas (1953) two-degree quadrangle. More recent editions were published after geological compilation and are used on Plate 2.' 'Geology compiled 1955 with revisions and additons to 1964.' At top of map: 'Nevada Bureau of Mines. Bulletin 62, Plate 1.' Published by Williams & Heintz Map Corp. Scale 1:250,000. Bulletin (Nevada Bureau of Mines)
62. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes two index maps and eight cross-sections.
62. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes two index maps and eight cross-sections.
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Photograph of a gushing artesian well in the Las Vegas Valley, circa early 1900's
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Gushing artesian well, the source of Las Vegas' water supply
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Artesian well, source of Las Vegas water supply flows more than 3,500,000 gallons per day."
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