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Photograph of women on the lake, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Five women sit on the back of a boat, crusing across Lake Mead. From left to right, they were identified as: 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward. The photographer was Bill Russell, who worked for the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. This shot was taken as a Lake Mead publicity photo.
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Lake Mead women, image 001
Date
1943
Description
Five women in bathing suits sit on a boat for a promotional photo for Lake Mead. From left to right, 1. Maida Lee, 2. Lorna (Jollei) Kesterson, 3. Betty Gilmore Nickell, 4. Betty Ferguson, 5. Kelly Ward.
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Lake Mead women, image 002
Date
1943
Description
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 28, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the five women in the image after the collection was donated.
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Lake Mead women, image 003
Date
1943
Description
Help Us Write History responses to article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on November 28, 1982 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. As stated, 4 callers identified the five women. The callers' names and numbers are listed in order of call.
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Photograph of speed boat races on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Speed Boat Regatta taking place on Lake Mead. Racer flies through the water on a small speedboat as spectators watch from dry land, their cars parked in neat rows behind them. The desert landscape can be seen in the background, with mountains reaching up out of the image. Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of speed boat and passengers on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of water skier, Boulder City (Nev.), 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Unidentified water skier, possibly, James (Rusty) Russell Meyers, on Lake Mead, for promotional photos taken at the lake by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Water skiier, image 001
Date
1943
Description
Water skiier on Lake Mead. Picture taken for promotional photos of the Lake by the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Water skiier, image 002
Date
1943
Description
Help Us Write History article from UNLV Special Collections, posted in the Las Vegas Review Journal on August 28, 1983 on behalf of the Dorothy Dorothy Collection. The purpose of this article was to identify the man in the image after the collection was donated.
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Photograph of individuals holding award for Chamber of Commerce, (Nev.), circa 1961
Date
1960 to 1962
Archival Collection
Description
Three individuals stand together while the woman in the middle holds an award plaque. It reads: "Presented to Gala/Cala L. Mercier for (illegible) service as President of North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce 1960-1961." The man on the right may be Justice John Mowbray. The name tags worn cannot be read.
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