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Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00258

Abstract

The Theodore M. Parsons Photograph Collection (1936-1988) consists of photographic prints and negatives depicting Theodore M. Parsons and other Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers in Boulder City, Nevada between 1936 and 1942. There are individual images of Parsons as well as group photographs of workers at CCC camps and public gatherings.

Archival Collection

Sarah Vinci Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00268

Abstract

The Sarah Vinci Photograph Collection (approximately 1920-1991) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives. The images depict Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, highlighting the changes over the years. Other images include the artesian well at the Cragin family home and Methodist churches in Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Ned V. Bearden Sr. Collection

Identifier

MS-00229

Abstract

The Ned V. Bearden Sr. Collection (1958-1966) consists of the Rolodex for Desert York Inc., Bearden's air conditioning equipment business that operated in Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in 1946. The Rolodex contains customer names and addresses, along with installation dates and model numbers for the air conditioning equipment installed.

Archival Collection

Darrell Bradford Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00140

Abstract

The Darrell Bradford Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints, corresponding negatives, and one corresponding slide of aerials of Las Vegas, Nevada and surrounding areas between approximately 1940 and 1970. Many of the photographs depict downtown Las Vegas, as well as McCarran International Airport and renderings for its expansion.

Archival Collection

Greg Clemens Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00374

Abstract

The Greg Clemens Photograph Collection contains ten black-and-white contact sheets depicting aerial views of Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965. The contact sheets contain approximately eighty-two images showing views of McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas Convention Center, downtown Las Vegas, and residential neighborhoods.

Archival Collection

Ruth St. Denis Collection

Identifier

MS-00249

Abstract

The Ruth St. Denis Collection (1916-1986) contains materials relating to the St. Denis School of Dance in Los Angeles, California. Included are scrapbooks containing magazine cutouts from early 20th century performers and celebrities and programs featuring St. Denis or performances honoring her memory.

Archival Collection

Underground House of Las Vegas Collection

Identifier

MS-00594

Abstract

The Underground House of Las Vegas Collection (1964-2004) consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, books, photographic prints, and digital images detailing the construction and history of Girard "Jerry" B. Henderson’s "Underground House," a Las Vegas underground dwelling completed in 1978.

Archival Collection

James Berry Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00024

Abstract

The James Berry Photograph Collection contains five black-and-white photographs of Nevada near Las Vegas from approximately 1930 to 1944. The materials include photographs of the Union Pacific Depot, Las Vegas High School, the Las Vegas Downs Racetrack, and the Army Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada.

Archival Collection

John Pappas Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00300

Abstract

The John Pappas Photograph Collection is comprised of four black-and-white photographic reprints, taken from between 1930 to 1949 and reprinted from between 1999 to 2005, that depict employees from the White Spot Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada being paid in silver dollars by the owner, John Pappas.

Archival Collection

Wende Lestelle Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00151

Abstract

The Wende Lestelle Photograph Collection is comprised of one black-and-white photographic print, two photographic postcards, and one photographic negative depicting the Sahara Hotel and Nevada Club in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1954 and 1961.

Archival Collection