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Photograph of Major A. Riddle, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

Portrait of Major A. Riddle, Las Vegas gambling pioneer. He opened the Dunes, Silver City, and Silver Nugget and turned the old Thunderbird into the Silverbird.

Image

A slide of the neon sign for the Nevada Club, Laughlin, Nevada 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for Del Webb's Nevada Club. The Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall and its neon cowboy can be seen in the background.

Image

Fremont Street, image 008: postcard

Date

1971 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)

Description

Postcard of Las Vegas Casino Center. Pictured is The Pioneer Club, The Coin Castle, The Golden Gate, Union Plaza, Glitter Gulch, and Sassy Sally's.

Image

Maria Burston Wheeler Papers

Identifier

MS-00062

Abstract

The Maria Burston Wheeler Papers date from approximately the 1850s to 1933 and record Maria Walker's childhood and voyage from Liverpool, England to Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States through her manuscript "My History." The manuscript details her and her family's trans-Atlantic journey as well as her own journey as a married woman, Maria Burston Wheeler, to Las Vegas, Nevada to establish the Mormon Fort located there. Her manuscript details daily life at the fort.

Archival Collection

George Kelly Ryan Papers

Identifier

MS-00120

Abstract

The George Kelly Ryan papers (1921-1971) contain correspondence inquiring about Octavius Decatur "O. D." Gass, newspaper clippings from 1929, handwritten recollections of the Gold Ranch by Laura Royce, and a San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Company information, including information on wash-outs in Nevada.

Archival Collection