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Graglia, Joseph, 1876-1934

Joseph Graglia was an early resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Born February 9, 1876 in Italy, he settled in British Columbia, Canada with his wife Frances. Graglia and his family moved to Rhyolite, Nevada in 1908 and later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911.

Person

Photograph of students and teachers outside of a school, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

School children and teachers pose outside a one-story wooden building identified as "the only school in Las Vegas at the time". The school building was moved by railroad from Rhyolite to the corner of 2nd Street and Lewis in Las Vegas. People identified in the photo are, beginning with front row, left to right: #1: sister of #5 (name unknown); #5: sister of #1 (name unknown); #7: Kessler ( Ernie May's sister); #9: Otto "Kelly" Westlake; #10: Ernie May; #29 Older son of Tom Squires; #38: Tom Lake; #40: Mrs. Palmer (teacher who ran the high school); #41: Mrs. Bartlet (teacher who ran the grammar school). Approximate date between 1905-1910.

Image

Robert Woodruff Papers

Identifier

MS-00455

Abstract

The Robert Woodruff Papers (1927-2001) are comprised of materials documenting Woodruff’s career and family life in Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada, as well as his travels around the United States and abroad. Materials include newspaper clippings, photographic prints and transparencies, personal correspondence, and publications such as Las Vegas tourist brochures and pamphlets dating from the 1930s and 1940s. Visual materials include portraits, city scenes, and landscapes throughout Nevada and the United States, as well as some photographs of international travels.

Archival Collection

Newspaper, The Bullfrog Miner, December 21, 1907

Date

1907-12-21

Description

Newspaper, The Bullfrog Miner, December 21, 1907

Text

Glenn Davis Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00020

Abstract

The Glenn Davis Photograph Collection (approximately 1914-1960) depicts life in Southern Nevada and the American Southwest. The images were created or collected by Las Vegas photographer Glenn Davis and include images of the construction on the Hoover Dam (formerly known as the Boulder Dam), landscapes, gaming, and residents of the region.

Archival Collection