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Photograph of Las Vegas Grammar School Band, Las Vegas, 1917-1918

Date

1917 to 1918

Description

A Black and white picture of the Las Vegas Grammar School Band in Las Vegas, Nevada 1917-1918. the inscription on the back of the photo reads, "This is a picture of Matt Kelly's school band in Las Vegas in 1917 or 1918. I only know one person in the band - the 5th boy from the left front is Bryon Gentry Reid. I thought this might be valuable for your collection." -Mary Reid Edwards, 628 Ave I Boulder City, Nevada 89005.

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Photograph of Doris Hancock and fellow teachers at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, circa March, 1925

Date

1925

Description

Doris Hancock with Zelpha LaCoss, Mary West Ronnow, two unidentified women at the Furnace Creek Ranch for a teacher's outing; Note on photo sleeve: "Plunge - Furnace Creek Ranch - Death Valley [CA.] March - 1925 [L. Group of 3 - L. 1. Zelpha La Cross (?), R. Mary West Ronnow, Rear. Unknown. R. Group of 2 - L. Unknown R. Doris Hancock] [Teachers outing - 1925]". Site Name: Furnace Creek Ranch (Death Valley, Calif.)

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Photograph of Vegas Heights Elementary School, Las Vegas, 1946

Date

1946

Description

A flag raising ceremony at the Vegas Heights Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. From left to right, people are identified as follows: Dolly Ruth Wheeler's son (with bugle); Billy (holding flag; the flag was donated in honor of his father, a WWII casualty); Dale, the soloist; Mrs. Wilson, Brownie Scout leader and Vice President of the P. T. A.; Mrs. Sellers, President of Vegas Heights P. T. A.; Miss Jane; Adams Ledbetter, Primary Supervisor; Miss Maude Frazier, Superintendent; Billy's widowed mother (dressed in all black); Edna Lundgren, 2nd & 3rd grade teacher; Roma Knight, Principal; and Brownie scouts.

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Postcard of a wild burro, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

An artist's color rendering of a wild burro looking out to the Nevada desert. Written on back of postcard: "The burro is one of the pioneer characters of the old West. Though burro pack outfits are still to be seen on the desert, the day of the burro is passing, along with the gunman, the cowboy and Indian, and other historic features of by-gone days. Like the Indians, he may still be seen, a figure from the romantic past. With his echoing bray, his hardihood, his sleepy good nature and homely appearance, he is an extremely interesting local character." Postcard is titled "'A Native Son of Southern Nevada,"

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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Photograph of Rexair Inc.'s national manufacturing executives at an annual sales meeting, Detroit, Michigan, January 23, 1963

Date

1963-01-23

Archival Collection

Description

Rexair Inc.'s national manufacturing executives convened at the Sands Hotel and Casino for their annual sales meeting headed by President J.V. Sanders (third from the right) from their main offices in Detroit, Michigan.

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Photograph of guests at a dining table in the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, November 1962

Date

1962-11

Archival Collection

Description

Lindsay Crosby, John Smith, LaJuana Smith, Patricia Lyons, Robert Fuller, Charles Baron, and Nick Venet at a dining table in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of General Motors Acceptance Corporation executives in the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, November 19, 1962

Date

1962-11-19

Archival Collection

Description

General Motors Acceptance Corporation executives headed by Mr. V.T. Meehan Jr. (center) at the Emerald Room lunching and film show in the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Pan American Association delegates, Las Vegas, November 5, 1962

Date

1962-11-05

Archival Collection

Description

Pan American Association delegates at the Pan American Association of Ophthalmology with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in the Emerald Room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting was headed by President Jorge Valdeavellano, M.D. of Lima, Peru (second from the left).

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Photograph of Asher Rahav and Victor Bennahum in the Sands Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, October 1962

Date

1962-10

Archival Collection

Description

Asher Rahav (Israel Government Tourist Office Beverly Hills), Victor Bennahum (Israel Government Tourist Office New York City), and an unknown man in the Emerald Room at the Sands in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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