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0012Dokter, Betty Ham
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Folder 12-1
Early Las Vegas
01 Mesquite Club Mother-Daughter party (oversize)
Later Las Vegas
02 Eighth grade, Las Vegas, ca. 1934. (note burned out high school in rear)
Residences
03 Ham home at 318 E. Carson Street
100 S. 6th Street and Vicinity
04 Corner 6th and Charleston prior to construction
05 Site with [Houssels-Harmon] in view
06 East-north exposures, construction completed
07 East-north exposures, sod in
08 East-north exposures, snow scene
09 East-north exposures, with children Betty and Robert, 1938
10 East-north exposures, 1947
11 Eastern exposure only (front door)
12 Northern exposure (garage side which faced Charleston)
13 Art and Alta Ham at gate on northern side of house on way to garage
14 Eastern exposure (front door)
15 Eastern exposure
16 Eastern exposure
17 Eastern exposure (close up of front door)
18 East-north exposures
19 Western exposure
20 Backyard play equipment
21 Dokter children on play equipment, Nov. '47
22 Demolition (Las Vegas Sun photo) 1976
23 Principals in Bonanza Airlines, including Art Ham, Sr., Maury Abrams, Florence Murphy
24 Same as above (additional I.D. of Roscoe Thomas, Guy MacAfee, Al Cahlan)
25 Golden Nugget board of directors
26 Exalted Rulers, Elks, 1937
27 Frontier Club, Red Rooster, night scene
28 Hotel Las Frontier, night scene
29 Fremont Street, night scene
Helldorado
30 First Kangaroo Court (outside Court House)
31 Kangaroo Court in Session, 1963 (?)
32 Las Vegas people in Helldorado garb (at Apache Hotel), including Dr. and Mrs. Mildren, "Col." Russell
33 Las Vegas people in Helldorado garb (at Apache Hotel), including Art and Alta Ham, Col. And Mrs. Russell
34 Las Vegas people in Helldorado garb (at Apache Hotel), including Art and Alta Ham, Lola Woodbury
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Scene from movie, "Water," 1929 (see below)
35 Close-up of male star and horse
36 Close-up of Alta Mereness Ham
37 Alta Ham, unident. Movie director, woman
38 Male star and Alta Ham on horseback
39 Male star and Alta Ham on horseback near Colorado River
40 Male star and Alta Ham on horseback (close-up)
41 Alta Ham and Dr. Roy Martin
42 Male star, Alta Ham and extras, locals?
43 Group of men including director, Harley Harmon, Dr. Roy Martin, Fred Hesse?
44 Male star, Alta Ham and Whitney family
45 Whitney, eastside, Las Vegas
46 Man overlooking Colorado River at Black Canyon (may not be movie related)
47 Alta Ham and male star at Colorado River
48 Alta Ham and male star at Lost City
49 Alta Ham and male star at Lost City
50 Desert Characters at Kiel Ranch? Movie related?
51 Prospector, loaded burro, unident. Man "?
Colorado River, Hoover Dam
52 Colorado River-Wash, Fortification Mt. In background
53 Prayer dedication, Boulder Dam site, Fortification Mt. in background
54 Close up of crowd at prayer dedication, including Mrs. Thomas, Art Ham Sr., Bess Pembroke, Alta Ham, Harley Harmon
55 Golden Nugget boat, Alta Ham on deck
Reno
56 Riverside Hotel and Truckee River
57 Riverside Hotel and Truckee River from a painting by Ferdinand Burgdorff
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Ham Family Genealogical Photographs
58 Daughter and son of H.W. Cross (not named) (postcard)
59 Hannah Lucile Cross, 9 years old, 1920 (postcard)
60 Sophia Weinman Feldman (carte de visite)
61 John Feldman (carte de visite)
62 Elmer Nelson Ham and unident. Man (tint type)
63 Elmer Nelson Ham and unident. man outside tent cabin (OVERSIZE)
64 Elmer Nelson Ham and Bertha Katherine Feldman Ham
65 Feldman Home, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
66 Elmer Nelson Ham [at Artemus Ham, Sr. 6th street home], April 3, 1949
67 Artemus W. Ham, Sr. 1892 (carte de visite) *
68 A.W. Ham Graduating Class, [high school], Los Angeles (OVERSIZE)
69 A.W. Ham Graduation photo, Ann Arbor Law School
70 A.W. Ham portrait photograph as young man
71 A.W. Ham Sr. in law office
72 A.W. Ham Sr. in law office
73 A.W. Ham in Helldorado garb, 1935
74 A.W. Ham on Golden Nugget boat, fishing
75 A.W. Ham on Golden Nugget boat, fishing
76 A.W. Ham portrait (middle age)
77 Alta Mereness [Ham] during courtship, Venice or Ocean Park, CA.
78 Alta Mereness Ham
79 Alta Mereness Ham , residence 2nd and Carson, 26 years, 1922
80 Alta Mereness Ham , ca 1948
81 Alta Ham, ca 1950 (seated on sofa in living room of 6th St. home) (portrait)
82 Alta Ham, 1954 (seated on sofa in living room of 6th St. home) (snapshot)
*Unless noted otherwise, pictures identified as Artemus Ham are Artemus Ham, Sr.
83 Alta Ham (library of 6th street home)
84 Ham family portrait , Christmas, 1922 or 1923
85 Art and Alta Ham playing card
86 Alta and Art Ham, Sr. ca early '40s, portrait S. 6th Street home
87 Artemus Ham, Jr. ; child portrait
88 Betty K. Ham [Dokter] as child
89 Robert Ham
90 Infant Georgie Marguerite Dokter [Makeever], 1947
91 Gary Robert Dokter, 1947
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People
Note: The snapshots of people were taken to present a scrapbook to a Las Vegas couple who were planning a trip to Europe. The couple was Dr. and Mrs. Roy Martin; the year approx. 1931. The photos represented here were duplicates. Source: Betty H. Dokter, 1976
92 Martha Anderson
93 Helen and Guy Baker
94 Emily Ball
95 Alta Beckley
96 Irene and Harry Blanding and family
97 "Seely" Cragin
98 Della [McGriff] and Frank DeVinney, Mrs. McGriff
99 Hallie Dimmoch
100 Lucille Earl
101 Murl Emery
102 Maude Fergeson
103 Ruth Ferron
104 Juanita Gusewelle
105 Oliver Hardy and bride (Swinnerton painting in background)
106 Veronica Harmon
107 Carrie Heaton
108 Fred Hesse
109 Floss and Sam Lawson
110 Fran McNamee
111 Thelma and Harry Manente
112 Mrs. Marble [mother of Zora Grant]
113 Grace Mildren
114 Grace Mildren
115 Carol and Harry Miller
116 _______ O'Brien [dentist]
117 Mary Belle and Dr. [William] Park
118 Nana, Bess, John, and Clyde Pembroke [Nana Lightfoot, Bess' Mother]
119 Jack Price
120 Alice Ronnow
121 Delphine and [C.P.] Pop Squires
122 Myrtle and Russell Taylor
123 Elsie Thomas, Pat and Bill
124 Agnes Watters
125 Lottie and Ward Wengert
126 Ruby White
127 Hazel Williams
128 "Bill" Yates
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People
129 Clara Breeze and Hariette Balcomb
130 Art , Alta Ham, Lucille and Ernie Cragin
131 Group of women including Mrs. Mereness and Mrs. Brockman at Ham home, 2nd & Carson
132 Swimmers at Ladd's Resort
133 Swimmers at Ladd's Resort
134 Swimmers at Ladd's Resort
135 Large group of Las Vegas women
136 Large group of Las Vegas women
137 O.W. and "Bill" Yates and Ham children
138 Camping trip; including Art and Alta Ham
139 Large group of Las Vegas people at Wilson Ranch
140 Outing of Las Vegas people
141 Wedding of "Ma" Kennedy on bluff above Colorado River
142 Close-up of above
143 Ma Kennedy, G.E. Hudson and Las Vegas people (OVERSIZE)
144 Party at Meadows Casino
145 Dinner party at Hotel Last Frontier
146 Dinner party at Thunderbird Hotel
147 Dinner party at Sahara Hotel
Alta Mereness Ham (SLIDES) (Housed on R19:4)
148 Alta Ham-c. 1930's. (Close-up of photo #0012 0037)
149 Alta Ham-c. 1930's. (Close-up of photo #0012 0041)
150 Alta Ham-c. 1930's (Close-up of photo #0012 0042)
151 Alta Mereness Ham during courtship in Venice or Ocean Park. [c. 1910-1915]. Duplicate of photo #0012 0077)
152 Alta Mereness Ham-c. 1940's (Dupl. of photo # 0012 0078)
153 Alta Mereness Ham 1922 (26 years old). (Dup. #0012 0079)
154 Alta Ham-c. 1950's (Close-up of photo #0002 0120
Documentation Betty Ham Dokter Collection
Betty Dokter (source): (Betty was Art Sr. and Alta's daughter)
Art Ham, Sr., born 1892, Illinois. He went from High school in L.A. to Ann Arbor Law School. Went through in three years. His father was Elmer Nelson Ham who was a railroad man. The elder Ham took the Santa Fe to see West Coast. Came to see California conductor and brakeman with stopovers in Las Vegas. Married June 21, 1863 (?) in Harrison, Illinois.
Art Ham Sr.'s maternal grandparents were John and Sophia Weinman Feldman.
Art Ham, Sr. didn't like Los Angeles although he started out in L.A. with his uncle. He came to Las Vegas in 1915 as a law clerk for Judge Thomas. He married Alta Mereness Ham (b.June 26, 1896 in Early, Iowa) in L.A. in 1915. Alta's mother was Ella Augusta Mereness.
Betty Ham Dokter's great grandmother's name was Sara Jacquette Cross.
Additional info. on Elmer Nelson Ham. Grandmother and Grandpa Ham went from Wisconsin to Chicago. Grandpa Ham fought in the Civil War in the Wisconsin Division which marched Sherman to the sea.
Ham side of the family came over to U.S. earlier than Feldman side.
Photographs Tin type Elmer Nelson Ham.
Mesquite Club party held in Elks at 2nd and Fremont. Ella Augusta Mereness is under sign.
Ham house 2nd and Carson now between Oakey and St. Louis near Vegas Village. Diamond-pane windows. Side porches removed. 1977-78, two different occasions.