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Photograph of Tweed Wilson standing in front of a stone house in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1953

Date
1951 to 1955
Description
Tweed Wilson standing in front of a stone house in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1953.

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Photograph of Willard George standing near a pool of water, Las Vegas, Nevada, mid 1900s

Date
1905 to 1910
Description
Willard George standing near a pool of water, Las Vegas, Nevada, mid 1900s.

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Photograph of Elton Garrett and students, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1940s

Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1940s (year approximate)
Description
Elton Garrett [right] poses with students in front of a building in Boulder City. Note: Patron commented that Mary Jane Carter Smith of the Boulder City High School Class of 1943 identified the following individuals in this photograph: unnamed teacher, unknown male, Mary Robertson, Frank Shelton, Delores Brown, Bob Clark, Lola Dunbar, Elton Garrett (teacher). Also commented that the photograph was probably taken around 1942.

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Photograph of the Majestic Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa June, 1929

Date
1929-06
Description
Circa 1929 in front of the Majestic Theatre. The address is 131 Fremont Street. This is located on the south side of the street, just west of Second Street. In addition to the Majestic Theatre billboards advertising "Stairs of Sand," which was released in the USA June 8, 1929 and "International News today First Run," offices for the U. S. Post Office and Carroll Gift Toggery are visible on the first floor windows. An advertisement for Real-Estate Insurance Surety Bonds is visible by the "Stars of Sand" billboard. Offices for Dr. C. E. Bulette, M. D. (Rooms 6 & 7), L. S. Thompson, Lawyer, and Dr. Conger are visible on the second floor windows. There is a metal mailbox visible in the foreground, and a man dressed in a suit is visible in the window for Dr. Bulette. The Overland Park Hotel opened in 1905, becoming the Las Vegas Club in 1931. Las Vegas' first indoor moving picture was shown there in 1911. The Majestic Theatre was the town's only indoor movie theater after the fire at the Overland Park Hotel in 1911.

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Photograph of the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s-1980s

Date
1970 to 1989
Description

Description provided with image: "Dedication of the Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, UNLV. Top row, L-R: 1- Donald Baepler; 2- Representative of the Nevada Division of Forestry; 3- Dennis Swartzell; 4- Bill Murphy. Bottom row, L-R: 1- Jack Zunino, ASLA; 2- Larry Kennedy; 3- George Faramillo."

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Photographs of Anti-Defamation League Nevada Region Office events, Las Vegas (Nev.), 2007-2012

Date
2007 to 2012
Description

Speakers and attendees at events held by the Anti-Defamation League Nevada Region Office in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Photograph of members of Nevada/Utah Hotel Association, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 40s

Date
1945 to 1949
Description
Utah-Nevada Hotel Association members stand together for a photo while one of the men holds up a plate of food and another man takes something from it. William J. Moore is second from the right; the other men are unidentified.

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Photograph of a man and dog in front of the Apex Service Station, Apex, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date
1930 to 1949
Description
Westmorland, a Las Vegas bootlegger, in front of his truck at the Apex Service Station in Apex, Nevada.

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Photograph of individuals at Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 09, 1975

Date
1975-12-09
Description

From left to right: William G. Price, Hal Erickson, and Barbara Price at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Mr. And Mrs. Price are donating a rare collection of photos of Hoover Dam taken by Mrs. Price's step-father, Ernest Mitchell Pratt.

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Photograph of Harold Stocker's casino employees at the Overton Mill, Overton, Nevada, circa 1932-1940s

Date
1932 to 1940
Description
Two of Harold's casino employees from the Northern Club at Harold's Overton Mill home in Overton, Nevada.

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