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Edith Giles Barcus Family Papers
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The Edith Giles Barcus Family Papers document the lives and work of three related individuals who lived in Goldfield, Nevada: noted mining engineer Edwin S. Giles who settled in Goldfield in 1907, his daughter Edith Giles who was raised in Goldfield, and Clyde Barcus, also a mining engineer, who came to Goldfield in 1923 and married Edith Giles soon thereafter. The papers date from 1848 to 1979 and document the business and personal lives of two generations of the Giles-Barcus family in Goldfield and Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection includes: property, commercial, financial, and mining records; mining and engineering reports; notes on minerals; correspondence; and photographs of the family, Goldfield, and travel shots of the western United States.
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Farr, Karl, 1909-
Karl Marx Farr was born on April 25, 1909, in Rochelle, Texas and died on 22 September 1961. He played guitar for the Sons of Pioneers.
http://www.bobnolan-sop.net/Biographies/The%20Story%20of%20SOP/Karl%20Farr/Karl%20Farr.htm
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Robert Ball receiving his 25 year pin from the Fraternal Order of Eagles: photographic print
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Photograph of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1950s - early 1960s
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Finley, Larry
Bio taken from Wiki: "Larry Finley (May 14, 1913 – April 3, 2000) was a late-night broadcast pioneer, as well a leader in the audiotape (I.T.C.C. - International Tape Cartridge Corporation and NAL - North American Leisure Corporation) and videotape business and the founder of the Progressive Broadcasting System (PBS) radio network."
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Photograph of the front exterior of the original Las Vegas Club (Las Vegas), 1930s
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Las Vegas Club in its original location on the south side of Fremont Street next to the Pioneer Club. The Las Vegas Club was the first casino with a neon sign. This photo shows the doors that replaced the original open front.
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street
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Women at the Clark County Mother's Day Awards Celebration: photographic print
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