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Photograph of workers outside mill, Palmarito (Mex.), 1900-1930

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Miners and workmen stand together outside of a mill in Palmarito, Sinaloa, Mexico. They are all wearing hats.

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Photograph of men and mules, Mazatlan (Mex.), 1900-1910

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Men in sombreros stand with their burros in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Inscription reads: "Men shipping bullion."

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Photograph of a man cutting down coconuts, Mazatlan (Mex.), 1900-1910

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Man cuts down coconuts from a palm tree at "Kelly's Island" in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico.

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Photograph of "Uncle Dick"Wooton, circa late 1800s

Date

1860 to 1893

Description

Richens Lacy "Uncle Dick" Wootton, mountain man, trapper and guide. He drove 9,000 head of sheep from New Mexico to California, crossing Nevada along the Humboldt River route in 1852.

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Photograph of President Obregon's monument, (Mex.), 1936

Date

1936

Description

Monument for President Obregon stands tall, with a small pond in front of the structure and large trees behind it. Inscription reads: "1936, This is the memorial of the spot where President Obregon was killed, it is short distance from Mexico City - Very beautiful indeed."

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International laws and gaming regulation, 1948 to 2004

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials include news reports, totalizator reports, and reports of private organizations concerning legal and illegal gambling in various countries from 1948 to 2004 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The countries most represented in the materials are Australia, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Spain. The topics include gambling legalization or illegalization, horse racing, lotteries, pari-mutuel wagering, and possible investment in casinos by multinational companies, as well as entertainment topics such as television markets, films, and vacation resorts.

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Krystal Ramirez oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03674

Abstract

Oral history interview with Krystal Ramirez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Barbara Tabach on October 30, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project.

Krystal talks about her personal history growing up in Texas and spending summers with her family in Mexico. She shares her thoughts about how Las Vegas has changed and how she has contributed to the city's art scene as a staff photographer for Vegas Seven (a local magazine), the New York Times, and the Marjorie Barrick Museum.

Subjects discussed include: Texas; Chihuahua, Mexico; Latinx Identity; Vegas Seven; Beat Coffee House; Downtown Las Vegas.

Archival Collection