The Hank deLespinasse Photographs (approximately 1960-2002) contain the professional work of Hank deLespinasse while working in Las Vegas, Nevada. The photographs document a variety of events in the region. DeLespinasse photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for TIME, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. The collection contains 35mm, 120mm, and 4x5 film, slides, and contact sheets. Assignment numbers (also referred to as set numbers) are included when provided. Some assignment folders also contain contracts, newspaper clippings, and shoot-specific notes taken by deLespinasse.
The Hank deLespinasse Photographs (approximately 1960-2002) contain the professional work of Hank deLespinasse while working in Las Vegas, Nevada. DeLespinasse photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for TIME, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. Photographs document entertainment, politics, UNLV campus and sporting events, and professional sporting events in Las Vegas from the 1960s to early 2000s. The collection also contains stock images of Las Vegas and other locations taken by deLespinasse. Materials consist of 35mm, 120mm, and 4x5 film, slides, and contact sheets. Assignment and set numbers are included in the description when provided. Some assignment folders also contain contracts, newspaper clippings, and shoot-specific notes taken by deLespinasse.
Collection is open for research.
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Daniel H. deLespinasse and Paula Lynch transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Hank deLespinasse Photographs (PH-00454) to UNLV. However, the material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproductions and use or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Materials are organized into five general areas: Las Vegas, Nevada assignments; Las Vegas, Nevada stock images; professional sporting events; collegiate sporting events; and general stock images.
Hank deLespinasse was born August 8, 1943 in Washington, D.C. to Franklin and Helen deLespinasse and grew up in Redmond and Salem, Oregon; Subic Bay, Philipines; Hubbard, Oregon; and Lompoc, California. He graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Hank moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in October 1965 and began his career in photography. Hank photographed for Sports Illustrated and covered regional news events for Time, Newsweek, and other local, national, and international publications. Hank passed away November 14, 2017 at the age of 74.
Sources:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/hank-delespinasse-obituary?id=11849581
https://opensea.io/collection/rememberwhenlasvegas
Hank deLespinasse Photographs, approximately 1960-2002. PH-00454. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1fr13
Materials were donated in 2023 by Hank's children, Dan deLespinasse and Paula Lynch; accession number 2023-061.
In 2023, Sarah Jones organized, rehoused, and created the description and finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
Administrative Information
Acquired by Visual Materials Curator, Aaron Mayes, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings visually documenting the history of Southern Nevada. All material that formed the original gift has been retained.