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0051Las Vegas Sun
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Las Vegas
0001 Parade down Fremont Street, unidentified man in 'desert hermit" costume; probably Helldorado Parade.
0002 Tina Hess with her pony "Sparky" in back seat of auto. Helldorado parade, girl's badge reads, "Kangaroo Court Police 123" ca. 1970-71
0003 Parade down Fremont Street; man in "Uncle Sam" costume and midget
0004 Memorial event commemorating the last Union Pacific passenger train through Las Vegas, April 30, 1971. (L-R) Mrs. Maryellen Sadovich, Research Sec'y, So. Nevada Historical Society ; Mr. K.O. Knudson, Pres. , So. Nevada Historical Society; Mr. Glen Taylor , Pres., Henderson Chamber of Commeerce; Mr. Warren Neustrom, General Agent, Union Pacific Railroad in Las Vegas.
0005 Demolition of the MacDonald Hotel 208 Las Vegas Blvd. No; 3/16/82
0006 Demolition of the Friendly Club at 1st & Fremont Streets to make way for a new
addition to the Golden Nugget. Uncovers old store front of "The Exchange Shop"previously covered by front of Friendly Club 11/11/83
0007 Demolition of the Friendly Club 11/11/83
0008 Same as Above
0009 Same as Above
0010 Picture of minorities marching for better jobs in Las Vegas
0011 Dedication of the Motorcycle Training course at Clark County Community College (L-R) Val Garner, Head of Community Services at CCCC; Raymond Switzer, North Las Vegas City manager; Dr. Jerry Young, Dean of Educational Services; Dr. Judith Eaton, President, CCCC; Ray Daines, Mayor of North Las Vegas; Gary Rainey, North Las Vegas Police Department (on motorcycle) 3/81
0012 Day Dream Ranch ; 6/82
0013 Protest of testing of nuclear arms at Nevada Test Site; 4/82
0014 Anti-nuclear bomb protest (probably staged at Nevada Test Site) 4/82
0015 Myram Borders of UPI at Nevada Test Site
0016 Dedication of new courtroom, Clark County Courthouse; (L-R) District Judge
Charles Thompson, Supreme Court Judge Al Gunderson; 12/82
0017 Secret witness donation; (L-R) Nage Palmer, Secret Witness coordinator; Leona Cummings, Charlotte Kelly, Marg Perrin, Curtis Park homemakers; Sheriff John McCarthy.
0018 Melnee Chamberlin, corrections officer, Clark County Jail; 1981
0019 Handmade weapons by prisoners while incarcerated; 3/81
0020 Copy of a check written to Nevada Power on the back of a man's shirt
0021 Front of an architectural structure
0022 Hydrotube located near Clark County Community College, North Las Vegas
0023 Hydrotube
0024 Hydrotube
0025 UNLV mascot
0051 LAS VEGAS SUN COLLECTION
Las Vegas (cont.)
0026 Dead Man's corner? Oakey and Jones
0027 Intersection of Las Vegas Blvd. South and Flamingo Road looking north; 1983 (L) Caesars Palace; ® Barbary Coast
0028 Sands Hotel; 1982
0029 Hughes Executive Airport Lounge; 1983
0030 Striker
0031 Christmas decorations at the Boulevard Mall Shopping Center
0032 Clark County Registrar of Voters Office
0033 Metropolitan Police Dept. Dispatch
0034 Civil Defense Rescue Net
0035 Modernization of McCarran International Airport; 1983
0036 McCarran Airport "Master Plan 2000" remodeling and addition; "Dusty Mac"; 1/83
0037 Female artist in front of her work
0038 Unidentified aircraft
0039 Fire at Spring Mountain Range as photographed from downtown Las Vegas;
1982
0040 Photo taken from the elevator of Las Vegas Hilton looking toward Sahara Hotel; 1982
0041 Stardust Hotel Racebook; 1982
0042 Consumer Electronics Show 1983
0043 Installation of fireworks at Union Plaza Hotel, downtown Las Vegas 1983
0044 Aerial view of Caesars Palace Arena preparation for Holmes-Cooney fight 5/82
0045 Union Plaza Hotel, Downtown Las Vegas; Amtrak Station in foreground; California Hotel and Las Vegas Club in background; 6/82
0046 Amtrak Station foreground; California Hotel and Las Vegas Club background; 6/82
0047 Canoeing on the Colorado River, Hoover Dam in background; 6/82
0048 Golden Nugget Gambling Hall with Hotel in background; 6/82
0049 Golden Nugget Gambling Hall marquee (new electronic sign); 1983
0050 Belt buckle or commemorative medallion of Fremont Street, Las Vegas
0051 Ground breaking -Silver State Disposal (now Clark Sanitation) Pollution Control & Recovery Transfer Facility Station. All persons unidentified except the fifth from the left who is Tom Isola.
0052 Demonstration for renters' protection; 6/82
0053 Parade Happy Birthday Martin Luther King Jr. Fremont Street 1/15/83
0054 Relocation of the Will Beckley House
0055 Same as above
0056 Memorial Day, 1983
0057 "Sign the petition to save Mr. Charelston"
0058 Ken Causey, tax protester
0059 Pouring of Hoover dam replica
0051 LAS VEGAS SUN COLLECTION
Nevada
0060 Shamrock Brothel. Lathrop , Nye County, NV
Las Vegas -People
0061 ( L-R) Unidentified , bac of Sen. Lazalt's head, President Ronald Regan; U.S. Senate candidate, Chic Hecht, Congressional candidate, Peggy Cavanor; Congressional candidate: Barbara Vucanovich. Fall 1982
0062 (L-R) Frank Fahrenkoph; unid; Governor Robert List; President Ronald Reagan; Chic Hecht; unid, Attorney General candidate Brian Mc Kay; Belie Williams; Probably congressional and gubernatorial campaign of 1982.
0063 U.S. congressman ( U.S. Senate candidate) Jim Santini at Clark County Community College; 1/15/82
0064 U.S. Senator Howard Cannon, primary election winner; 9/15/82
0065 U. S. Senator Howard Cannon press conference after the primary election; 9/15/82
0066 Debate between gubernatorial candidate Richard Bryan and Governor Robert List; 10/15/82
0067 (L-R) Monique Bray; Bovernor Mike 0'Callaghan; Jerry Allen attending benefit for Opportunity Village; 5/82
0068 (L-R) Two unidentified ; Clark County Commissioner, Manny Cortez; 9/16/80
0069 (L-R) Hank Greenspun, publisher, LV Sun, Barbara Greenspun; Barbara Sinatra; Frank Sinatra
0070 (L-R) Unidentified; Governor Mike O'Callaghan ; Nancy Austin
0071 (L-R) Governor Robert List; Edith Barcus; William Wright in background; Opening of the Nevada State Museum & Historical Society at Lorenzi Park; 10/30/82
0072 (L-R) Las Vegas City Commissioners, Al Levy & Ron Lurie with Guardian Angels; 7/23/82
0073 (L-R) Governor Mike O' Callghan accepts check for LV Sun Campfund from Joe Donato, Grand Knight , Las Vegas Council of Knights of Columbus; 7/18/82
0074 (L-R) Mel Exber; Benny Binion being honored by the National Jewish Hospital & Research Center; 12/1/82
0075 Albert Dunn; 7/23/82
0076 Dr. William J. Pearson, General Dentistry ; 1982
0077 Central figure, Richard Byran, gubernatorial campaign; 1982
0078 (L-R) John Moran, candidate for sheriff; Sheriff John McCarthy in debate; 1982
0079 Chic Hecht; Republican, winning U.S. Senate seat from Howard Cannon, Democrat; 11/82
0080 (L-R) President Ronald Regan; U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt; Las Vegas visit in support of Republican candidates; 11/82
0081 UNLV's Head Basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian
0082 (L-R) Harvey Dondero; Ruthe Deskin; LV Sun Youth Forum; 1982
0083 R.L. Love and unidentified woman
0084 (L-R) Ms. Belmont; First Lady, Kathy List; Governor Robert List, Jerry Mack, Valley Bank
0085 Sam Boyd, owner of Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, accepts the National Conference of Christians and Jews Citizen of the Year Award; U.S. Senator Howard Cannon presents the award; 1/82
0086 State Senator Rick Blakemore, D-Nye County; 1983
0087 U.S. Congressman Harry Reid and Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Richard Bryan; 1982
0088 (L-R) Harriet Trudell, campaign worker for U.S. Congressman Harry Reid at what appears to be the Nevada State Democratic Convention; 1982
0089 Swearing in of Assemblyman Ed Kovacs to his legislative office by District Judge Addeliar "Del" Guy , 1/83, Kovacs had to be sworn in from his hospital bed, His family is on the left side of the photo; Carrie & Robert Kovacs; Tim Kovacs; wife, Joan Kovacs.
0090 Jerry Lewis leaving Desert Springs Hospital after heart bypass surgery 1/83
0091 Jimmy Connors winner of Caesars Palace Alan King Tennis Classic '83
0092 (L-R) U.S. Congressman Harry Reid and 3 unidentified people
0093 (L-R) Unidentified; U.S. Congressman Harry Reid and 2 unidentified people
0094 (L-R) Frank Sinatra ; Caesars Palace Exceutive Harry Wald; U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt.
0095 Vice President George Bush
0096 Lt. Governor Bob Cashell
0097 George Franklin, local politico, former State Assemblyman, County Commissioner, City Commissioner, etc.
0098 Clark County District Court Judges: (L-R) Don Mosley, Earle White, Miriam Sheering, Addlair Guy, last person unidentified, 1983
0099 (L-R) unidentified ; former Assemblyman, Zel Lowman; Mary Lowman
0100 (L-R) unidentified ; City Commissioners Al Levy and Ron Lurie
0101 (L-R) Bev Carlino; Herman Van Betten Friends of the Library (CCL)
0102 Harvey Hyde, Head football coach of UNLV Rebels, second from right; Rebel Park is the practice field for the UNLV football team
0103 Nevada Test Site; 8/82
0104 Bobby Baldwin, gambling-Las Vegas, Nevada
0105 Texaco Station at 313 N. Main ST. 1929-33 (neg. only)
0106 Area at 13th & Charleston, 1948 (neg.only)
0107 Aerial of N.S.U 1965
0108 Aerial of N.S.U 1967
0109 Aerial of UNLV 1978
0110 Aerial of McCarran Field 1962
0111 Aerial of racetrack 1964 in vicinity of Las Vegas Country Club
0112 Aerial of the Kings Crown Tallyho Jan. 3, 1964
0113 Aerial of Tallyho 1964
0114 Aerial of Twin Lakes (Lorenzi Park)
0115 Similar to above
0116 Aerial of Las Vegas Strip (1970's)
0117 Aerial view of Washington and Decatur Streets, Las Vegas , Nevada 1964 (photo by Ken Jones)