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Photograph of Jack Entratter with celebrities dining in the Sands Copa Room, Las Vegas, December 1964
Date
1964-12
Description
Celebrities seated in Sands Copa Room. Jack Entratter standing behind table Seated: Yul Brynner (2nd from left); Edward G. Robinson (4th from left); Richard Conte (6th from left); Sal Mineo (past women, next to Conte). Seated At right of table are Tommy Sands and Nancy Sinatra. Next to Brynner is Mrs. Nancy Sinatra, (closest to stage).
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Photograph of the Albert Cahlan Family with William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler, 1947
Date
1947
Description
The Albert Cahlan Family with William Norton Schuyler and Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler. Possibly a gathering to celebrate birth of Susan (Suzie) Elaine Henderson, the Cahlans' first grandchild. Susan's mother is Ruth Marion (Cahlan) Henderson and her father is Milton McMichael Henderson. Top row, L-R; William Norton Schuyler, Ruth Marion Cahlan Henderson, Albert Edmunds Cahlan. Middle row and seated, L-R; Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler, Ruth Estella (Schuyler) Cahlan with granddaughter Susan (Suzie) Henderson on her lap, and Marion Cahlan (Al's mother). Forest Cahlan is seated on the floor.
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Photograph of principles involved in signing Boulder Dam bill, December 21, 1928
Date
1928-12-21
Description
Principles involved in the signing of the Boulder Dam bill. L-R: Elwood Mead, Phil Swing, President Calvin Coolidge, Sen. Hiram Johnson, Addison T. Smith, and W.B. Matthews. Text on photo reads: "Public Service History Written as Boulder Dam Bill Is Signed. December 21, 1928. Elwood Mead, Commissioner of Reclamation. Phil Swing, M. C. Cali., Author Boulder Dam bill House of Representatives. President Coolidge. Senator Hiram Johnson, Author Boulder Dam bill in United States Senate. Addison T. Smith, M. C. Idaho, Chairman, Committee on Reclamation, House of Representatives. W. B. Matthews. General Counsel, Boulder Dam Association, Los Angeles."
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Photograph of Elks Lodge, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Description
Members of the Las Vegas Elks Club. First Row, seated: 1.) (?) 2.) E. Otto Underhill 3) (?) 4) (?) 5) (?) 6) "Bud" Barrett 7) (?) 8) (?). Second Row, seated: 1.) Don Bremner 2.) K. O. Knudson 3.) (?) 4.) (?) 5.) William (Bill) Schuyler 6.) A. W. Ham, Sr. 7.) Judge William E. Orr 8.) (?) 9.) Earl Davidson 10.) (?). Third row, seated: 1.) Fred Callihan 2.) (?). Standing (in the back of the room, center of the photo) 1.) Frank Buol 2.) Ed Von Tobel, Sr. 3.) C. P. Squires. Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of a cocktail party, 1950s-1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Description
Cocktail party hosted by R. Julian Moore (Frontier Fidelity organizer) while Alan Bible was in office. Standing from left to right: Art Ham Jr., Harley Harmon, Bob Baskin, H.E. Hazard, Senator Alan Bible, Harry Claiborne, C.D. Baker, Cliff Jones, Tom Foley, and Herb Jones.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School class of 1929 50th reunion banquet, Las Vegas (Nev.), May 5, 1979
Date
1979-05-05
Description
Las Vegas School Class of 1929, 50th Reunion banquet at the Showboat Hotel, May 5, 1979. Pictured are: Front row: Left to Right: Iris Nay Rester, Catherine Mosbach Phillipe, Jewel French Nolen, Helen Garner Van Waggenen, Frances Martin Donnelly, Doris Kramer Lumsden, Eloda George Lynch, Marjorie Gifford Adams, Emma Jean Potter Schofield. Back Row: left to right: Wendell Bunker, Helen Craner Fuller, Mona Kay Hill, Theo Pockard, Lawrence Higbee, Rowland Haney, Dorothy Buzick Culley, James Down, Lucille McKenzie Down, Elizabeth Von Tobel Zahn, Joseph Phillips, Carol Williams Pierce, Bert Begley, Arlene Stewart Potter, Grace Dimick Barfield, Howard McMullen, Yvonne Lodwick Bartlett, Mary Stockburger Noblittt. Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Virginia Page, Miss Las Vegas, Sands Hotel, June 2, 1957
Date
1957-06-02
Description
Nineteen year old Virginia Page from Brighton, England, winner of Meet Me In Las Vegas contest. Page, as Miss Las Vegas, won a trip to Las Vegas for a week starting June 2, 1957. Here she can be seen wearing a white bathing suit, a sash, and a crown. From left to right, the people standing in the picture include Bob Ottaway, Charles Goldsmith, Virginia Page (Miss Las Vegas), Glen Cradely (Trans World Airlines), and Yolande Donlan (Chairman of the panel of judges for the contest).
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Photograph of dealers from the Rainbow Club, Las Vegas, 1930s
Date
1930 to 1940
Description
Black and white photograph of dealers (may be men from Rainbow Club). From left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, Chew-tobaca Pearson, Frank Belding, Ed White, Bob Buchwald, Sundown Wells, Ted Bruner. On verso: "Geo. Wingfield has made his millions in Nev. in the mining game. At present he is the biggest man in Nev. owning most of the banks, large hotels and interested in practically all the big mines. He is the only man that has made a fortune in the state that keeps it here to build up the state. He is a real man and the big guy of Nev." Photo sleeve contains additional materials.
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Photograph of Archie C. Grant and others at groundbreaking ceremony, Las Vegas, 1950s- 1960s
Date
1950 to 1969
Description
A view of Las Vegas men at a groundbreaking ceremony which could possibly be related to Las Vegas Housing Authority. Pictured includes Jim Down, Reed Whipple, Rulon Earl, and Rex Jarrett (See 0016 003 which appears to be same occasion). Description provided with image: "l-r, standing: 1. James H. Down, Jr.; 2. R. Whipple; 3. Rulon Earl; 5. Gerson, H.; 6. Jim Farndale; 7. W. Perons; 8. Bill Peccole; 9. Rex Jarrett. L-r, kneeling in foreground: 10. A. C. Grant - with hammer; 11. Art Chadek - P. H. A. San Francisco."
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Photograph of Menominee Indian Reservation, Keshena, Wisconsin, 1917
Date
1916 to 1918
Description
Description provided with image: "Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1917. Taken at Keshena, county seat of Menominee County, Wis. L-R: Mr. Grant (Archie Grant's father); Chief of the Menominee Indians at Keshena; Helen Grant (Archie's'sister)." Handwritten description on the back of the image: "Menominee Reservation, circa 1917. Keshena County seats of Menominee Co. Wis. H. P. Marble stayed at Keshena. Jan 1913 - May 25, 1918. Helen Grant Archie's sister. Chief of the Menominee Indians at "Keshena" and a reservation called "Zoar" that they held their Pow Wow's and meetings. Mrs. Mary Grant's husband. Helen and Archie's father. They were from Phonix, Az. Originally from Ely, Minn. He's about 50 in this photo. Photo by Hermon Percy Marble."
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