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Photograph of Sam Bradburn and J. O'Brien standing at the opening of the Yellowjacket tunnel, Pioneer (Nev.), 1909

Date

1909

Description

Annotated "Sam. H. Bradbury" [left] and "J. D. O'Brien" [right]
Caption: Yellowjacket Tunnel. 1909.

Image

Menu for the second annual Greenville and Vicinity Pioneer Society banquet, March 6, 1885, Keith's Exchange

Date

1885-03-06

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Proprietor's signature on cover. Illustrations on cover embossed in gold, copper and silver Restaurant: Keith's Exchange Location: Greenville, Michigan, United States

Text

Newspaper article, Pioneer worked Union Pacific for life, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 23, 1973

Date

1973-09-23

Description

Newspaper article about Orien Stevens who worked on railroad for 48 years, from 1925 to 1973. The article discusses his retirement, positions he was able to hold, and work environment.

Text

Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson attending the groundbreaking for Pioneer Citizens Bank, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Mayor Oran K. Gragson (second from left) shakes the hand of an unidentified man while a a group of men look on at the groundbreaking for Pioneer Citizens Bank, Las Vegas. The sign behind them reads "Future Home Pioneer Citizens Bank of Nevada Coming Soon." A sign for Nevada State Bank is visible in the background. The location where the photograph was taken is unknown. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

Image

Two unidentified women standing next to the "Pioneer Women of Nevada" poster at the Nevada Women's Conference, 1977

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Jean Ford Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Pioneer Inn Casino, Reno, NV: internal control report and gaming license data, 1977-1982

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming

Archival Component

Pioneer Club and Vegas Vic at night, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide, approximately 1950 to 1959

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Robert B. Griffith Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Helldorado parade in front of the Pioneer Club, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic slide, approximately 1950 to 1959

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Robert B. Griffith Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Fremont Street, including the Las Vegas Club, the Pioneer Club, and the Northern Club, approximately 1942-1945

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Fred Davies, long-time Beatty resident, working in his blacksmith shop at Pioneer, 1920-1929

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection

Archival Component