The Jeff Gale Photographs (approximately 1992-2001) primarily contain aerial images of the Las Vegas Strip taken from the Stratosphere Tower and other locations around the city that were shot by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Jeff Gale. Materials include images of the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as images of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreation Area. The collection also includes what may be personal family photographs taken around various locations around southern Nevada and the southwest region.
The Jeff Gale Photographs (approximately 1992-2001) primarily contain aerial images of the Las Vegas Strip taken from the Stratosphere Tower and other locations around the city that were shot by Las Vegas, Nevada photographer Jeff Gale. Some of the images in this collection are possibly the first images taken of or from the Stratosphere Tower. Materials include images of the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as well as images of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreation Area. The collection also includes what may be personal family photographs taken around various locations around southern Nevada and the southwest region.
Collection is open for research.
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Materials remain as they were received.
Jeff Gale was a photographer, conservationist, and animal advocate based in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 1980s, he owned and operated Photo Finish which at one time was the largest studio and first digital lab in the state of Nevada. His photographs were often featured on advertising billboards arounds Las Vegas. Gale also was a member of the board of directors for Conservation International, an environmental organization. With Conservation International, Gale photographed bio-diversity and landscapes around the world. He was also a longtime leader of the Animal Foundation, one of the highest-volume single-site animal shelters in the U.S.
Gale married Janie Greenspun in 1988 and they eventually became owners of Gilcrease Farms near the Centennial Hills neighborhood in northwest Las Vegas where they raise chickens and grow produce. Gale passed away on September 19, 2022.
Sources:
"Jeff Gale," MutualArt. Accessed July 11, 2023. https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Jeff-Gale/7F31836712A1D17F.
"Jeffrey F. Gale Obituary," Dignity Memorial. Accessed July 11, 2023. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/las-vegas-nv/jeffrey-gale-10934207.
Gale, Jane Greenspun Interview, 2018 January 31 and 2018 February 9. OH-03383. [Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jeff Gale Photographs, approximately 1992-2001. PH-00452. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1zn3g
Materials were donated in 2023 by Brian "Paco" Alvarez; accession number 2023-024.
In 2023, Tammi Kim rehoused the materials and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in Las Vegas visual history. All materials that formed the original gift has been retained.