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Black-and-white photograph of unidentified women, circa 1910-1930s

Date
1910 (year approximate) to Unknown year in the decade of the 1930s
Description

Three unidentified women possibly in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Series 3. Women's Correctional Facility, 1970-2001

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The Womens Correctional Facility papers (1970-2001) contains material documenting Florence McClure’s work on behalf of the women’s correctional facility that was constructed in North Las Vegas. It includes materials about the Southern Nevada Womens Correctional Facility (SNWCF) including correspondence, bids and proposals, and other site selection documents relating to the construction of the facility. The series also contains more general information on corrections and the rights of victims. Included are newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports and studies and drafts of Nevada legislation on corrections issues.

Archival Collection
Florence McClure Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00477
Collection Name: Florence McClure Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of women at Hoover Dam, November 26, 1953

Date
1953-11-26
Description
A group of unidentified women posing beside the dedication plaza at Hoover Dam. This image was taken on Thanksgiving Day.

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Photograph of two women and a rowboat, St. Thomas, 1938

Date
1938
Description

Two women standing near a row boat in the middle of St. Thomas as it is being covered by Lake Mead

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Women golfing in Parhump: photographic print

Date
1880 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)
Description
Group of women posing at a golf course in Pahrump. From left to right is Diana Stiles, member of Pahrump Town Board; woman in the center was chairman of the Clinic Board (name unknown); and woman on the right is unidentified.

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Audition/casting shots: women

Date
1950 to 1969
Description

Series 5: Photographs

Mixed Content

Photograph of women in dresses , Panaca (Nev.), July 5, 1897

Date
1897-07-05
Description
Unidentified women in dresses stand together with a man in costume in front of a building in Panaca, Nevada.

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Series 6. Files on Women's Issues, 1969-2003

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The Files on Women's Issues series (1969-2003) comprises the largest segment of the Florence McClure collection and contains newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to women's issues in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as national and international issues. The materials deal with a wide variety of topics pertaining to health, work, and education as well as topics such as physical and sexual abuse of women. There are also newspaper clippings about corrections and incarceration issues from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas Sun; others are from national papers including the New York Times.

Archival Collection
Florence McClure Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00477
Collection Name: Florence McClure Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of women, Las Vegas, 1919

Date
1919
Description
Description given with photograph: "Our house 121 N. 3rd in 1919"

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