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Photograph of Vail Pittman and James Cashman, Sr., Elks Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), mid-1940s
Date
1943 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman (left) is presented with a gift of western attire from "Big Jim" Cashman, Sr. (right) at the Elks Club in Las Vegas, Nevada Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Eva Sutherland, Ann Brewington and others, University of Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
L-R, front row: Eva Sutherland, asisstant to the Dean of the School of Business, and Ann Brewington, School of Business instructor, both of the University of Chicago, pose with three unidentified people in Haskell Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Brewington was a sister-in-law of Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman.
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Postcard of Clarence Johnson, Josephine Gail Johnson, and Jesse Pearl Johnson, circa 1922
Date
1921 to 1923
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten description provided on stock card: "Another of the Johnson Family and one of Harvey's productions I mean the pumpkin. (Postcard. Photo probably taken at Harvey Lohr's home in San Diego. L-R: 1) Clarence Johnson; 2) Baby Josephine Gail Johnson (Foster). 3) Jesse Pearl Johnson (later Manor))." Another handwritten description provided on a separate piece of paper: "Picture probably at Harvey Lohr's home (uncle) in San Diego. (oleander hedge in background). Father and mother divorced shortly after picture taken. Father died as result of auto accident, ca 1922."
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Photograph of first mail flight, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
First mail flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Front left: Maury Graham, pilot; At scales: Harris M. "Pop" Hanshue, founder of Western Air Express, later called Western Airlines. Los Angeles postmaster is weighing mail sacks.
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Four horsemen of Western Airlines, plus one, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Four Horsemen of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation), plus one, standing in front of M2 plane. From left to right: Fred Kelly, Jimmy James, Al DeGarmo, Maury Graham. At far right: C. C. Mosely, manager of Las Vegas airport.
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Photograph of pilots with boy scout knife, late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of Western Airlines plane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
First Western Airlines Express plane landing in Las Vegas on 25th anniversary. Bill Morgan, pony express rider, delivering mail sacks to pilot Jimmy James. Looking on are Mayor Ernie Cragin and Commissioner Leonard Arnett. Western Airlines was originally called Western Air Express Corporation.
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Photograph of women preparing for American Art Week, Las Vegas (Nev.), November 21, 1966
Date
1966-11-21
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right, a picture of Lucille Bruner (Director), Irene Chenin, Marge Herzoz, Mary Callahan, and Eleanor Badik setting up an art display for American Art Week. The Las Vegas Art League changed its name to the Las Vegas Art Museum in 1974.
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Photograph of art works and volunteers, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 17, 1977
Date
1977-06-17
Archival Collection
Description
Art works and Nevada Women's Conference volunteers. Left to right: unidentified, Peg Bolen, June 17, 1977. Photo is accompanied by a Xerox copy of a newspaper clipping "Help Us Write History; Las Vegas Review Journal, May 30, 1982: Peg Bolen is at right, but who is at left and what is the function? If you know please contact UNLV Special Collections, 739-3252, 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday."
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Photograph of conference leaders conferring over election results, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 19, 1977
Date
1977-06-19
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Women's Conference leaders conferring with Pat Little over election results. Left to right: Pat Little: Ida Crockett, Election Chairman; Jean Ford, Conference Chair; Gerridee Wheeler, International Women's Year Representative; and Frances Test, Parliamentarian. June 19, 1977.
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