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Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. The man standing next to him is unidentified. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

A shack house located between Van Buren Avenue and the North Project Boundary, and H and J Streets, West Las Vegas, Nevada. There is a shell of an old school bus under a roof extension that has been fitted with an air conditioner. A sign leaning against a metal tank that is located under the air conditioner reads "8." The photograph was taken by Henry Elder, City Building Inspector, October, 1957. Refer to photo #0310 0058 (pho017999) for an aerial view of the area.

A house in West Las Vegas adjacent to the North Project Boundary. A sign leaning against a metal tank next to the house has the number "6" on it. The photograph was taken by Henry Elder, City Building Inspector, October, 1957. Refer to photo #0310 0058 (pho017999) for an aerial view of the area.

West Las Vegas shack located at 1401 H Street (rear). The photo was taken by Henry Elder, City Building Inspector, October 1957. Refer to photo #0310 0058 (pho017999) for an aerial view of the area.

A shack house in West Las Vegas, located at 1511 H Street. A sign leaning against the building has the numbers "5" and "26" written on it. The photograph was taken by Henry Elder, City Building Inspector, October, 1957. Refer to photo #0310 0058 (pho017999) for an aerial view of the area.