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Photograph of a group of women at Maurine Wilson's 90th birthday party at the Thomas, Las Vegas, March 12, 1988

Date

1988-03-12

Description

Janiece Searles Bellanger (left) and her daughters Sabrina Maurine Bellanger and Karyn Bellanger Finlayson were all music students of Maurine Wilson. Sabrina was named for Mrs. Wilson. The 90th birthday party held for Maurine Wilson at the Thomas and Mack Si Redd Room.

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Photograph of Powell Commemorative Ceremony, Lake Powell, June 19, 1969

Date

1969-06-19

Description

Four dignitaries unveil the plaque dedicated to the memory of John Wesley Powell during a Powell Commemorative Ceremony on Lakeshore Drive, just upstream from Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell. From left to right, the people identified include: Governor Jack Williams of Arizona; Chairman Raymond Nakai of the Navajo Tribe; Assistant Secretary of the Interior James R. Smith; and Governor of Utah Calvin L. Rampton.

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Photograph of Powell Commemorative Ceremony, Lake Powell, June 19, 1969

Date

1969-06-19

Description

People posing under Rainbow Bridge, one of the rock formations found around Lake Powell, during the Powell Commemorative Ceremony. The individuals identified include (standing, from left to right): Harold Mott; Raymond Nakai; Graham Holmes; Frank Kowski (Regional Director of National Park Services), and John Cook (of NPS). Kneeling, from left to right, are: Harthon "Spud" Bill and David L. Crandall.

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Photograph of Powell Commemorative Ceremony, Lake Powell, June 19, 1969

Date

1969-06-19

Description

Bill Diamond, professional river runner, portrays Major John Wesley Powell in an exhibit at the Powell Commemorative Ceremony at Lake Powell. Exhibit includes a boat that is representative of the type used by Powell in his expeditions. The sign positioned by the boat reads: "Early day boating through the canyons of the Colorado utilized heavy wooden boats like Powell's and like this one which was used between 1938 & 1942."

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Photograph of UNLV reception honoring Elbert and Mary Edwards, Las Vegas, July 24, 1991

Date

1991-07-24

Description

Description provided with image: "UNLV Special Collections Department reception honoring Elbert and Mary Edwards and the deposit of their manuscripts, books, and photographs in the Department's archives. Las Vegas Rotary Club also presented a $3,000 check to Mrs. Edwards for the Elbert Edwards Scholarship Fund at Boulder Humphrey, Judy Edwards, Keith Edwards, Mary Edwards, Rachel Davis, Mahlon Edwards, Carole Edwards, Donna Edwards Davis, Jeffrey Edwards, Jennifer Edwards." Mary Edwards is fifth from left.

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Photograph of a crowd of women posing for a picture, circa 1960s.

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

A crowd of women posing for a picture at a social function. L to R: First Row: 1. Mrs. Wilson (in black & white), 2. Unidentified, 3 Julie De Armand (in purple); Second Row: 1. Bertha Montgomery Franklin ( in pink), 2. Unidentified, 3. Betty French Tinkler, 4. Helen Mott, 5. Unidentified; Third Row: 1. Janice Haupt (?), 2. Florence Lee Cahlan Jones, 3. John F. Cahlan, 4. Ruth Hazard.

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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School Basketball Team, Las Vegas, circa 1926

Date

1926

Description

The Las Vegas High School Basketball Team. Front row: L to R Coach Carver, Jack Sandy, Fred Whiteneck Fermin Goodwin, Clair "Sy" Wadsworth, Ebbie Davis, Berkley Bunker. Back row: L to R Lawrence Whiteneck, Jimmie Down, John McDonald, George Bremmer.

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Photograph of Elton Garrett and students, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date

Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s (year approximate)

Description

Elton Garrett [right] poses with students in front of a building in Boulder City. Note: Patron commented that Mary Jane Carter Smith of the Boulder City High School Class of 1943 identified the following individuals in this photograph: unnamed teacher, unknown male, Mary Robertson, Frank Shelton, Delores Brown, Bob Clark, Lola Dunbar, Elton Garrett (teacher). Also commented that the photograph was probably taken around 1942.

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Photograph of the Governors Conference, Boulder City, Nevada, November 16, 1940

Date

1940-11-16

Description

Governors Conference in Boulder City, Nevada. L-R: Gov. Jones of Arizona; Gov. Smith of Wyoming; Gov. Olson of California; Gov. Carr of Colorado; Gov. Miles of New Mexico; Gov. Carville of Nevada; Senator McFarland of Arizona.

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Photograph of men on horseback at Kiel Ranch, Las Vegas, June 30, 1924

Date

1924-06-30

Description

A group of men on horseback at Kiel Ranch in Northern Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Review Journal published this photo in their segment "Help Us Write History," and a reader responded with the following description: "Left: Francesco Barravecchio. Rider nest to left: Salvatore Bencivengo. Horseman - (second from RGT): Mario Lasalnullovo. Extreme Right: Pasquale Spensieri and 5 yr old daughter Filomrna. Photo taken: June 30th, 1924. Why: Summer Vacation." This document is included with the image.

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