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Portrait photograph of Theron Goynes, circa late 1950s

Date

1955 (year approximate)

Description

Tinted color portrait photograph of Theron Goynes as a young adult, circa late 1950s.

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Photograph of Theron and Naomi Goynes, May, 1957

Date

1957-05

Description

Black and white photograph of Naomi and Theron Goynes as a young couple in Arkansas, dated May, 1957.

Image

Photograph of Theron Goynes with Bill Cosby and Lou Rawls, circa 1980

Date

1980

Description

Black and white photograph of Principal Theron Goynes hosting celebrity visitors to Highland Elementary School, North Las Vegas, including Bill Cosby and Lou Rawls, circa 1980s.

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Portrait photograph of Byron and Theron Goynes, circa 2010

Date

2010

Description

Color portrait photograph of Theron Goynes with son Byron Goynes, both members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, circa 2010.

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Photograph of Principal Theron Goynes with students, circa 1990

Date

1990

Description

Black and white photograph of Principal Theron Goynes reading a book with Rose Warren Elementary School students, circa 1990.

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LeFors, Jerry, 1921-2008

Jerry LeFors, from the "Greatest Generation," was born in Oklahoma in 1921 and attended grade schools in West Texas. He graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1938 and then continued his education at Cameron Junior College in Lawton, where he graduated in 1940.

While in college he enjoyed playing the drums and had his own dance band in addition to his studies. He also became enamored with flying aircraft and became a Civilian Flight Instructor in Illinois in 1941, following graduation.

Person

Celia Rivero Grenfell Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00052

Abstract

The Celia Rivero Grenfell Family Photographs depict the Rivero Family in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1917 to 1950. The photographs depict Celia Grenfell’s parents Francisco and Margarita Rivero as well as their children and relatives. The photographs also depict businesses in Las Vegas, including Frank Romero’s restaurant and the Elko Rooms hotel.

Archival Collection

Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00056

Abstract

The Josephine Johnson Foster Photograph Collection depicts the Manor, Howard, Johnson, and Foster families in Nevada from approximately 1906 to 1946. The photographs depict family members and miners in the towns of Tonopah, Millers, and Goldfield, Nevada. The photographs also include family photographs taken in Oregon.

Archival Collection

Doolittle Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00018

Abstract

The Doolittle Family Photographs contain photographs that depict the Doolittle Family in Las Vegas, Nevada around 1923. The photographs primarily depict the family at the Las Vegas Ranch, the Stewart (Kiel or Kyle Ranch), and the Las Vegas Mormon Fort.

Archival Collection

Eunice Claxton Papers

Identifier

MS-00087

Abstract

The collection is comprised of long time Nevada resident Eunice Claxton's papers from 1982 to 2011. Included are photographs, memorial service programs, her maternal family history, and the 41st and 50th church convocations held in the Church of God in Christ, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection