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Photograph of a Paiute/Shoshone woman holding an infant in a cradleboard, and a young child standing in front of shelter, possibly Pahrump, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date

1880 to 1899

Archival Collection

Description

A Paiute/Shoshone woman holding an infant in a cradleboard, and a young child standing in front of a possible karnee dwelling. A small wagon is visible in the foreground, and a cooking pot is on the fire. Note: this child and the wagon are also found in the Kiel-George collection (per Liz Warren). Possible location is Pahrump Valley, Nevada.

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Photograph of three men, including Chief Tecopa, Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1890s

Date

1880 to 1899

Archival Collection

Description

Three men in Pahrump Valley. Note saying, "Same photo in Yount Collection identifies man on left as Dr. Blackburn and Uncle Bill Morris on right." Chief Tecopa is in the center. Chief Tecopa, leader of the Souther Paiute tribe, was born in Pahrump in 1815 and died in Pahnrump between 1904-1906. He is interred in the Chief Tecopa Cemetery, located on East Street next to the library Pahrump, Nevada.

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Photograph of the Von Tobel family, Las Vegas, circa 1906

Date

1904 to 1907

Description

The family of Ed Von Tobel, Sr. are present at the ceremony by the City of Las Vegas honoring Ed Von Tobel Sr., and Jake Beckley. The City of Las Vegas Diamond Jubilee (1905-1980) Historic Marker was placed at the site where Von Tobel and Beckley established their lumber yard in 1906. Standing left to right are George Von Tobel, Ed Von Tobel Jr., Ed's wife Mary, Elizabeth Von Tobel Zahn (married name), and Jake Von Tobel.

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Kleiger, Dungan, Sawyer, Alvarez, Foley, Williams, Petarde, and Valadez (identified from left to right): photographic print

Date

1970-12-09

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). L-R: Phyllis Kleiger, Flora Dungan, Gov. Grant Sawyer, Eileen Alvarez, John Foley, Myrna Williams (Torme), Lela Petarde, Esty Valadez. Some of the names may be misspelled because writing on back of photo not clear.

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Youth Conservation Corps building at the Corn Creek Field Station in Nevada: photographic print

Date

1972 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Located about 4.5 miles from Tonopah Highway at the Corn Creek Field Station. This photo shows the front of the building. Photo by Dave E. Morelli. (Photos 0171 0071 through 0171 0779 taken from Historic Building Survey Project of the YCC Hut done by Dave Morelli for Dr. Ralph Roske's Nevada History Class-Call # F849 L35 M69.)

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Men pose in front of the Las Vegas Coca-Cola Bottling Co. located in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1934-05

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). E. O. "Ed" Underhill opened the Las Vegas Coca-Cola Bottling Co. at 125 N. Main. The new offices shown here opened in May 1934 at 424 N. Main. L-R: Jimmy Dean, Mac Lancaster, Clarence Underhill (Ed's brother), Ed Underhill, Red Kerr, Bert Kempton, Byron Underhill (Ed's son). (These are the men standing in front of the 3 vehicles at the right.) Three men at left not identified.

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Kurt Fremstad and Ed Schroeder at a camp in Willow Beach, Arizona (identified from left to right): photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Fremstad (now 88 years old as of 1987) was a sailor from the age of 14. He was employed during WWII in New York Harbor. After the war, toured the west & settled at Willow Beach. Ed Schroeder was formerly a school teacher in Wisconsin. Gave up his career For health reasons. Died in June 1973.

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Gladys Boggs Marshall Photographs

Identifier

PH-00037

Abstract

The Gladys Boggs Marshall Photographs contain nine black-and-white photographs of Gladys Boggs Marshall from approximately 1912 to 1975. The photographs include three team photographs of the Clark County High School girls' basketball team, of which Gladys Boggs was a member, and four photographs of Gladys Boggs Marshall and her husband Edward B. Marshall spending time with the Ullom Family.

Archival Collection

Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs

Identifier

PH-00040

Abstract

The Alice Lake-Rockwell and Earl Rockwell Photographs depict the Las Vegas, Nevada area from approximately 1880 to 1962. The photographs primarily depict the Lake-Rockwell Family in Las Vegas, including Earl Rockwell with a local baseball team, the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, and the Las Vegas Police. Other photographs include the Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction site and views of the completed dam. The photographs also portray family members from the Rockwell Family.

Archival Collection

Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers

Identifier

MS-01050

Abstract

The Rabbi Bernard Cohen Papers (1957-1984) consist of mainly bulletins for the Las Vegas Jewish Community Center (later known as Temple Beth Sholom). Other materials in this collection include correspondence to and from Rabbi Cohen and certificates of conversion signed by Cohen. The collection also includes a eulogy for Cohen written by Rabbi Wise as well as an advertisement for Cohen's book Sociocultural Changes in American Jewish Life as Reflected in Selected Jewish Literature which was published in 1972.

Archival Collection