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Photograph of Helen Slattery and Dutch Goerman, Las Vegas, 1940
Date
1940
Description
A black and white image of Helen Slattery, Chicago General Traffic employee for United Airlines, sitting with Dutch Goerman, Secretary of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, in a vehicle from 1904 with the sign "Desert Love Buggy." This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of Louis C. Pico, Antonia Eva Pico, and Louis, Jr., Las Vegas, February 7, 1938
Date
1938-02-07
Description
A black and white image of Louis C. Pico (seated), Antonia Eva Pico, Louis C. Pico Jr., and their dog in Las Vegas. The family is an example of "a satisfied water user." This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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Photograph of several officials signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam, April 1931
Date
1931-04
Description
Black and white image of officials from the Six Companies of San Francisco and the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as some local individuals, signing the contract to construct Hoover Dam (note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947). Henry J. Kaiser is seated and signing the contract. Standing to the far right are Walker J. Young and C.P. "Pop" Squires. Also identified in the photograph (in no particular order) are W.R. Armstrong, R.F. Walter, and Louis Crampton.
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Photograph of Jack Entratter with celebrities in the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, December 1964
Date
1964-12
Description
An image of celebrities seated in the Copa Room showroom at the Sands Hotel. Jack Entratter is standing behind table at the left. Seated: L-R: Nancy Sinatra (wife of Frank Sinatra); actor Yul Brynner and his wife Doris Kleiner; actor Edward G. Robinson. At right, seated, entertainer Tommy Sands and his wife Nancy, née Sinatra (Frank and Nancy Sr.'s daughter).
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Photograph of Sands Hotel's Food and Beverage Department chefs and managers, Las Vegas, circa 1960s-1970s
Date
1960 to 1979
Description
An image of the award-winning Sands Hotel and Casino Food and Beverage staff. From left to right: Mike Uzan, Assistant Executive Chef; Doug Hardy, Food & Beverage Department Manager; Christopher Johns, Executive Chef; John Thacker, Director of Food & Beverage; Ramon Gonzalez, pastry chef.
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Photograph of Don Schuyler, Sr. on a survey crew with the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at the Powell Cairn, Garfield County, Utah, circa 1935
Date
1933 to 1937
Description
Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. on a survey crew with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey at the Powell Cairn, circa 1935. Powell Cairn was built about 1880 by John Wesley Powell on his exploration of the southwestern United States. The Powell Survey Cairn is located in Garfield County, Utah, at N37.93193° W112.20548° (NAD83) and at an elevation of 10216 ft MSL. The primary coordinates for Powell Survey Cairn places it within the ZIP Code 84712 delivery area. It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Adams Head, UT.
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Photograph of Francisco Rivero with his five children, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 5, 1928
Date
1928-09-05
Description
Francisco with his five children. On photo sleeve: "At site of present Mint Hotel, 1928. Front row L-R: Raymond (Ramon) Rivero; Gloria Rivero, sister; Alicia Rivero, little girl; Robert Rivero. Back row L-R: Francisco Rivero holding Celia on father's property. Las Vegas, Nev. Sep 5-28." "Mama, Raeibe esta cami un recudo de tus hijos. Pancho. huy te mendo ese P."
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Photograph of pilots with boy scout knife, late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of the Wildwood Show at the Manor House, New Jersey, 1964
Date
1964
Description
Four topless female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with partial long skirts, arm bands and bracelets, with tall feathered headdresses, and five female dancers in beaded bikini costumes with sheer beaded long skirted dresses, sheer face veils, and small tiara headdresses surround a male and female pair of dancers at the center of the stage. The male dancer is wearing beaded tights, gloves, beaded ankle cuffs, and hat. The female dancer is topless, and wearing a beaded fringe-style skirt, beaded ankle cuffs, arm band, bracelet, and beaded tiara. The audience is seated on either side of a runway. A cutout of the Buddhist Deity Amoghapasha (Six Arms) is visible in the background.
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Photograph of Elks Lodge members, Las Vegas (Nev.), early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1964
Description
L-R: K.O. Knudson, Chaplain of the lodge at the time; Lee A. Donaldson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the order; and John Rasmussen, Tiler of Las Vegas Elks lodge. They are at the Las Vegas Elks Lodge room standing behind a platform holding a sculpture of a book, antlers, and the Elk's motto "fidelity, brotherly love, justice, and charity," which is painted in descending order on the front of the sculpture. Site Name: Elk's Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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