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Photograph of C. D. Baker at the Democratic National Convention, Chicago (Ill.), 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
From left to right: Charles Duncan Baker, mayor of Las Vegas; Richard Germanin (Germain?), secretary of delegation from Nevada; Farrell Ceevers, Hawthorne, Nev.; and Pearl S. Brown, Democratic National Committeewoman, Las Vegas (Mahlon Brown's mother). Pearl hands C.D. Baker a packet that reads, "Compliments of the Chicago Host Committee for the 1956 Democratic National Convention. Mayor Richard J. Daley, Honorary Chairman."
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Photograph of businessmen, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Las Vegas businessmen (fraternal organization?) pose together with the American flag in the background. C.D. Baker stands in the back row, far right, and James Cashman Sr. stands in the back row, third from the right. Some men wear medals around their neck.
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Photograph of C. D. Baker on Armed Forces Day, Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Mayor C.D. Baker (center) meets with Lt. Col. Floyd White (left) and Col. James McGehee (right) as they prepare for Armed Forces Day at Nellis Air Force Base. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of C.D. Baker meeting with a gentleman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
C.D. Baker (left), Mayor of Las Vegas, greets an unidentified gentlemen (right) in his office. Stamped on the back of the photograph is, "Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Don English, Dave Lees, Joe Buck."
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Photograph of mental health proclamation, 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
The mayor of Las Vegas, C.D. Baker looks over a proclamation which points out the need for "nationwide action for the prevention, treatment, and care of mental illness." Standing from left to right is Dr. A.W. Woodbury, president of the Nevada State Mental Health Association; Dr. Hardin Branch, professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah College of Medicine; C.D. Baker, Mayor of Las Vegas; and Joseph Nosanchuck, President of the Las Vegas Association for Mental Health.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and C. D. Baker, 1950-1965
Date
1950 to 1965
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark (center) stands next to C.D. Baker (right), and with another unidentified gentleman (left).
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Photograph of C. D. Baker and Edgar Bergen, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966
Date
1966
Archival Collection
Description
C.D. Baker (left) takes part in a radio broadcast with Edgar Bergen (right) and Charlie McCarthy at the Sahara Hotel. Stamped on the back of the photograph is, "Desert Sea News Bureau. Photo by Don English - Dave Lees - Joe Buck". Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 2535 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of C. D. Baker and Edgar Bergen, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966
Date
1966
Archival Collection
Description
Standing from left to right is Mortimer Snerd, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, C.D. Baker. Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd are the names of the dolls in the photograph. Stamped of the back of the photograph is, "Desert Sea News Bureau. Photo by Don English - Dave Lees - Joe Buck". Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 2535 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of C. D. Baker at Business and Professional Women Clubs dinner, Las Vegas (Nev.), March 1959
Date
1959-03
Archival Collection
Description
Mayor C.D. Baker at a dinner meeting of BPW (Business and Professional Women) Clubs in the Thunderbird Hotel. From left to right are: Mary Jane DeCrane, Loraine Frankovich, Freda Dickson, Dorothy Brimacombe, Geri Palmeri, and Jane Lopez. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1215 South Las Vegas Boulevard
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Photograph of C. D. Baker during Mayors Tour of Europe, Paris, France, 1959
Date
1959
Archival Collection
Description
This was during the Mayors' Tour of Europe that lasted from the beginning of May to the end of June in 1959. Las Vegas mayor C.D. Baker ready to sign a guest book. This photograph was taken most likely in Paris, France. Stamped on the back of the photograph is, "Copyright By Actualites clair Continental. SARL 1,000,000 Frs. 142 Rue Maurice Arnoux Montrouge (Selne) Reg. Commerce Seine 57 B 803. Reportage Louis Peltier. Paris."
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