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Edward Joseph Deck Photograph Collection
The Edward Joseph Deck Photograph Collection (approximately 1870-1920) consists of photographic prints and negatives of Edward Joseph Deck and other miners in Pioche, Nevada and various locations around the townsite. There are also images of ranches, mills, and mill workers both in and outside of the Pioche townsite.
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Mildred J. Heyer Photograph Collection
The Mildred J. Heyer Photograph Collection consists of four black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1905 to 1940. The photographs depict early Las Vegas, Nevada street scenes, an irrigation pump, and Liberty’s Last Stand, a prominent saloon in Nevada during Prohibition.
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Michael O'Callaghan oral history interview
Oral history interview with Michael O'Callaghan conducted by A.D. Hopkins on May 6, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In this interview, O'Callaghan discusses his early life and his career in the United States Marines and Air Force. O'Callaghan describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 to pursue teaching. He later describes his career as governor of Nevada, specifically his work with the rehabilitation of injured employees and helping senior citizens.
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Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection
The Marshall L. Wright Photograph Collection consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives from approximately 1950 to 1960. Wright was an executive at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the photographs depict him with friends and business associates, and at events promoting the hotel. Also included are photographs of the Riviera Hotel and Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs
The Whitney Family Collection of Bunkerville, Nevada Photographs (approximately 1900-1930) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting Agnes Murphy Neve, Luke Whitney, Julia Whitney, and Alfred Syphus near the Whitney family ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada. One image portrays an overflow drainage pipe connected to the St. Thomas pond near Bunkerville, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Photograph Collection
The Las Vegas High School Class of 1929 Photograph Collection (1929 and 1979) consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives. The images include members of the class of 1929 from Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, primarily from the Spanish club, library club, the science club, and a boys basketball team. An additional image depicts
a class reunion on May 4, 1979 at the Showboat Hotel and Casino.
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Lena Hammond Photograph Collection
The Lena Hammond Photograph Collection (approximately 1910-1959) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The images primarily depict the Hammond family in Goldfield, Nevada. Other images portray street scenes and aerials of Southern Nevada and California mining cities.
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First Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Photograph Collection
The First Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Photograph Collection, approximately 1930 to 1950, consists of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting the construction of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also included are images of parish leaders and the ground breaking ceremony for the grand opening.
Archival Collection
Paul May Photograph Collection
The Paul May Photograph Collection (1969) consists of black-and-white and color photographic prints. The images primarily depict Nevada Assemblyman Paul May alongside Nevadan senators and congressmen, including Senator Paul Laxalt. Other images are portraits of May.
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