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Photograph of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department, Las Vegas, early to mid 1900s
Date
1900 to 1950
Description
A group photo of the Las Vegas Volunteer Fire Department in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description provided with image: "Top row, l-r: Jimmy (Jimmie?) Downs, Ray Nealy, Roy Neagle (Nagley?), Shorty Debrink, Harry Jameson, Leon Rockwell, Harold Case, Earl Rockwell (self), Percy Shellenberger, Archie Mellot, Jimmy Adams, Henry Kampling, Gene Parks, Tom Lake, Bill Trelease, Horace Taylor."
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Postcard of people gambling and holding guns at one another in a draw, approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1900 to 1989
Description
A postcard illustrating two women and a man playing poker, all with their guns drawn n.d. Inscription on back.
Image
Postcard of playing cards advertising casinos, Las Vegas (Nev.), approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1900 to 1989
Description
A postcard advertising different casinos/hotels in Las Vegas, including Imperial Palace, Circus Circus, the Dunes, and Hilton.
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Photocopies of 1925-1929 CRC Pittman documents regarding the Boulder Canyon Project Act and detailed memorandum, 1981 November 11
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File
Archival Collection
Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00427
Collection Name: Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 11
Collection Name: Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 11
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Grandmother Daisy Beldam (Rex Bell's mother) with Rex Anthony Bell, Jr (Toni Larbow Beldam) as an infant, approximately 1925 to 1935
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
Postcard of Betty Boop playing cards with MGM Grand advertisement, approximately 1900s-1980s
Date
1993
Description
A postcard advertising the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada 1993. The caption reads, "Betty Boop Queen of Hearts at the MGM Grand World's Largest Hotel, Casino & Theme Park".
Image
Photograph of Eglington or Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1905 to 1939
Description
Black and white image of a well at a ranch (it may be Eglington Ranch or Las Vegas Ranch). Transcribed text from back of photograph: "I don't suppose that you ever saw this or a picture of it."
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Photograph of the Christmas Tree Inn, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Description
An image of the exterior of the Christmas Tree Inn. A Santa Claus cutout is visible, along with two extensions of the inn based on structures from the children's folk tales, "The Three Little Pigs" and "Cinderella."
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Photograph of the Christmas Tree Inn, San Francisco, California, circa mid 1900s
Date
1935 to 1959
Description
An image of two extensions of the Christmas Tree Inn based on structures from children's folk tales. On the left is a building modeled after "The Three Little Pigs" and adorned with the character cutouts of a wolf and pigs. To the right, enclosed by a white picket fence, lies a building designed after "Cinderella."
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Photograph of Las Vegas Police, Las Vegas, late 1800s - early 1900s
Date
1870 to 1930
Description
A group photo of the Las Vegas Police Force, including Tatt E. Smith (unspecified) and others on steps of police station.
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