Clark County M u s e u m
2013 Calendar
January
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he Goumond House bedroom is the setting for this couple who are getting dressed for a New Year’s celebration. Whether at a hotel or at home, many lavish parties took place in Las Vegas in the 1950s. Guests dressed in their best clothing and topped it off with a cardboard party hat.
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M.L.K. Jr. Day
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ArtiFact Although pioneered in the 1920s, televisions were not affordable for the average American until the 1950s. This General Electric television set dates from about 1950, when a typical TV set cost around $200. That would be equivalent to about $1,900 today.
February
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tanding in the living room of the Babcock Wilcox house, the construction of Hoover Dam is far from her thoughts as a 1930s Boulder City housewife reads her Valentine’s Day cards and samples her chocolates. Originally, Valentine’s Day greetings were handwritten notes. The first mass-produced cards in the United States appeared around 1840. By 1900, commercial Valentine cards were inexpensive to buy and send and have remained popular, along with chocolates.
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Presidents’ Day
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ArtiFact The top for this Irish Chain quilt was made in Boulder City, Nevada in the 1930s. It was quilted in the 1990s as a Desert Quilters project. Many of the fabric pieces are from flour sacks. Quilters often make use of scrap fabric to create their works of art.
March
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he Odd Shop Antique Store, located in the Giles Barcus House, would have been a good place to look for vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcards. As today, in the 1970s, practically everyone, whether of Irish heritage or not, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green clothing, hats, shamrock jewelry and attending a party or parade.
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Daylight Savings begins
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St. Patrick’s Day
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Easter
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First day of Spring
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ArtiFact These two handpainted ceramic pieces are Giles family heirlooms. In the 1950s, Edith Giles Barcus moved her parent’s 1920s cottage from Goldfield, Nevada, to Las Vegas and opened it as an antique store named the Odd Shop.
April
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t looks like this 1950s mother and daughter have had a successful Easter egg hunt that took place in the Museum’s Guild Grove. Eggs symbolize new life and the tradition of eggs being colored or decorated for Easter dates back hundreds of years. In the United States, egg hunts and egg rolls have been a favorite activity during Easter for generations.
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Did You Know? Commemorative bricks are available for purchase through the Clark County Museum Guild and are placed along the walkways in the Guild Grove on Heritage Street.
May
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hile Memorial Day is a time to honor men and women of the United States Armed Forces who died while serving this country, it also signals the start of summer activities. Memorial Day Bar-B-Ques are a popular favorite. Many Southern Nevadans lived in trailers like this Spartanette, especially in the years following the Second World War through the 1960s. The museum’s trailer represents the 1960s and this “hip� couple is going to enjoy their burgers.
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Mother’s Day
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Memorial Day
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ArtiFact The Spartan Aircraft Company manufactured high quality travel trailers after World War II. The museum’s 1948 Spartanette, was originally located at the Golden Rule Trailer Park in Pittman, Nevada. It features wood paneling, twin beds, a kitchen, and sofa-bed.
June
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une is a popular month for weddings and Clark County is a favorite place. From 1966 until 2004, the Candlelight Wedding Chapel, originally located on the Las Vegas “Strip”, was the site for thousands of couples to say, “I do.”
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Father’s Day
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ArtiFact White wedding dresses came into vogue during the late 1800s and remain the industry standard today. This dress served double duty as it was first worn in 1915 and again in the 1940s.
Clark County Museum
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tanding beneath a 1950s air raid siren, the Clark County Museum’s professional staff, headed by Mark Hall-Patton, Museum Administrator, with Dawna Jolliff, Curator of Exhibits, and Malcolm Vuksich, Museum Specialist, invites you to “step into the past.”
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July
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he Boulder City Depot is getting a festive trim for the Fourth of July. Built in 1931, this depot remained in Boulder City until 1974. It was the first historic building to be moved to the Clark County Museum site.
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Notes
ArtiFact Lanterns played an important part in the early days of railroading. In a loud railroad yard, before radios, there was a need to communicate messages. By swinging a lantern in various ways, railroad workers could send a signal, such as stop, or apply brakes. This early 1900s Adlake clear globe lantern was used by Brakemen for general signals.
August
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o help cool off on a hot August day, southern Nevada children in the 1950s and 1960s would turn on a sprinkler and have fun running through the water. Children of today still find this activity a fun way to beat the heat in the Goumond house yard.
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ArtiFact The word picnic is most likely derived from the French word piquenique. In the late 1700s, this word referred to a meal in which everyone attending presented food and it usually took place indoors. During the 1800s, in England and the United States, the word picnic began being associated with a basket meal served outdoors.
September
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he editor is proofing the Labor Day edition of the newspaper, 1930. Newspapers played an important role in Clark County’s history. The printing press and folder on exhibit in the Print Shop were used during the 1950s and 1960s to print the Henderson Home News.
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Labor day
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First day of Autumn
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ArtiFact This Rouse American slug cutter was used in conjunction with an Intertype machine. Metal lines of type or slugs, created by the Intertype, could be cut to the correct length by using this device.
October
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he Ghost Town is empty and silent. Only a few creepy old residents are around to celebrate on October 31st. Not only is that date celebrated as Halloween, but it is also Nevada Admission day. The Silver State became official on October 31, 1864.
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November
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ArtiFact Outdoor toilets or outhouses were prime targets for Halloween pranksters well into the mid 1900s. Children and teens would tip them over. Hopefully, no one was inside at the time. The museum’s Ghost Town outhouse came from Searchlight, Nevada.
November
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an you smell the aroma of Thanksgiving dinner? The Beckleys served many holiday dinners in this house when it was located at 120 S. Fourth Street in Las Vegas.
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Daylight Savings ends
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Thanksgiving day
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ArtiFact After a delicious Thanksgiving meal many people enjoyed a little entertainment. The Beckley family had a cabinet radio and an Estey baby grand piano to provide some musical relaxation.
December
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t looks like Santa Claus has brought a special present for the children to share. World War II saw the creation of Henderson as housing for the Basic Magnesium Plant. The Townsite houses built for the workers were supposed to be temporary, but many remain solid residences to this day.
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ArtiFact Children are always excited when they receive a tricycle or bicycle as a present. This 1940s tricycle is a chain-drive model. It was completely restored as part of the “American Restoration” television show.
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