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Folder 12
BETTY HAM DOKTER COLLECTION

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. 6^th Street and Vicinity

04                 Corner 6^th 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. 6^th 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 2^nd and Carson, 26 years, 1922
80                 Alta Mereness Ham , ca 1948
81                 Alta Ham, ca 1950 (seated on sofa in living room of 6^th St. home) (portrait)
82                 Alta Ham, 1954 (seated on sofa in living room of 6^th St. home) (snapshot)

*Unless noted otherwise, pictures identified as Artemus Ham are Artemus Ham, Sr.

83                 Alta Ham (library of 6^th 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. 6^th 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, 2^nd & 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 2^nd and Fremont. Ella Augusta Mereness is under sign.  

Ham house 2^nd and Carson now between Oakey and St. Louis near Vegas Village. Diamond-pane windows. Side porches removed. 1977-78, two different occasions.