Guide to the Squires Family Photographs This finding aid was created by Lindsay Oden. This copy was published on October 01, 2019. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1tg9s © 2019 The Regents of the University of Nevada. All rights reserved. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Squires Family Photographs Table of Contents Summary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Note for C. P. Squires ............................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents Note ................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................. 5 Related Materials ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Names and Subjects ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Collection Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs ........................................................................................................ 6 Las Vegas, Nevada photographs ................................................................................................................ 10 Locations in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States photographs ..................................... 11 Group and club photographs ...................................................................................................................... 16 Squires Family photographs ....................................................................................................................... 18 - Page 2 - Guide to the Squires Family Photographs Summary Information Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Contributor: Squires, Charles P. (Charles Pember) Contributor: Squires, Delphine Anderson Creator: Squires Family Title: Squires Family Photographs ID: PH-00002 Date [inclusive]: approximately approximately 1860-1980 Date [bulk]: 1900-1950 Physical Description: 5.4 Linear Feet (13 hanging folders, 1 shared box of negatives, 2 oversized boxes, and 1 flat file) Physical Description: 2.26 Cubic Feet (13 hanging folders, 1 shared box of negatives, 2 oversized boxes, and 1 flat file) Language of the English Material: Abstract: The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or "Pop") Squires, Delphine "Mom" Anderson Squires, and their children. Preferred Citation Squires Family Photographs, approximately 1860-1980. PH-00002. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical Note for C. P. Squires Charles Pember "Pop" Squires was a prominent newspaper editor and publisher in Las Vegas, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas with his wife Delphine Anderson Squires in 1905 and they participated in the town - Page 3- Guide to the Squires Family Photographs site's original land auction that same year. Along with several business partners, Squires opened a bank, a hotel, and an electric company. In 1908 he purchased the Las Vegas Age, one of Las Vegas's original newspapers. He owned and operated the paper until 1943 when the Las Vegas Review-Journal purchased the Age. The Review-Journal's owner Frank Garside kept Squires as the paper's editor, a job he retained until the paper was suspended in 1947. At the time of his death in 1958, Squires was working on a local history of Las Vegas. Source: Cloud, Barbara. "Charles Pember Squires," Online Nevada Encyclopedia. March 23, 2009. http:// www.onlinenevada.org/articles/charles-pember-squires ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical Note for Delphine Anderson Squires Delphine Anderson Squires was a significant civic figure in Las Vegas, Nevada. She moved to Las Vegas with her husband C. P. Squires in 1905 and they participated in the town site's original land auction that same year. In an effort to improve the culture of the burgeoning city, she helped establish several civic organizations, including the Congress of Mothers, the Mesquite Club, the Nevada Federated Women's Clubs, and the Las Vegas Library. She died in 1961. Source: Moor, Angela. "Delphine Anderson Squires," Online Nevada Encyclopedia. September 21, 2010. http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/delphine-anderson-squires ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The Squires Family Photographs document the Squires Family and the development of the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada from approximately 1860 to 1980, with a bulk of the photographs depicting people and events from 1900 to 1950. The photographs depict the Euro-American settlement and growth of Las Vegas, Nevada; traveling and exploration of Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States; the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the Colorado River; clubs and social groups; and the Squires Family, especially prominent newspaper editor and publisher Charles Pember (C. P. or "Pop") Squires, Delphine "Mom" Anderson Squires, and their children. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 4- Guide to the Squires Family Photographs Arrangement Materials are arranged into five series: Series I. Early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1900-1940; Series II. Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1940-1970; Series III. Locations in Southern Nevada and the Southwestern United States photographs, 1900-1975; Series IV. Group and club photographs, approximately 1860-1970; Series V. Squires Family photographs, approximately 1860-1980. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Access The collection is open for research. Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Processing Information Materials were processed by Special Collections staff. In 2016, as part of a legacy finding aid conversion project, Lindsay Oden wrote the collection description in compliance with current professional standards. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Materials The following resources may provide additional information related to the materials in this collection: Wilson-Park Photograph Collection, approximately 1900-1930. PH-00222. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. - Page 5- Guide to the Squires Family Photographs Charles P. and Delphine Squires Collection, 1905-1964. MS-00009. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. ^ Return to Table of Contents Names and Subjects • Photographs • Las Vegas (Nev.) • Goodsprings (Nev.) • Beatty (Nev.) • Mines and mineral resources • Mount Charleston (Nev.) • Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) • Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) Collection Inventory Early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1900-1940 Physical Description: 1.9 Linear Feet (5 hanging folders, 1 shared box of negatives, and 1 flat file) Scope and Contents Note: The early Las Vegas, Nevada photographs document early Euro-American settlers in the Las Vegas Valley and the development of the original Las Vegas town site from approximately 1900 to 1940. The photographs depict the Union Pacific Railroad depot, early businesses on Fremont Street, the Clark County Courthouse, saloons, hotels, and casinos. The items described include black-and-white photographic prints, postcards, and negatives; items listed are photographic prints unless otherwise specified. Arrangement: Materials remain in original order. Title/Description Containers First permanent railroad depot, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1940 (0001) folder 01 People in front of a locomotive, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1905-1920 folder 01 (0002_0002) (view online) First ice plant in Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1905-1907 (0002_0003) folder 01 (view online) Second ice plant on Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1908-1910 folder 01 (0002_0004)