Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Parks, Anna Roberts |
Othernames |
Roberts |
Birthplace |
Pennsylvania |
Notes |
Her private collection became the genesis of the Southern Nevada Museum, now the Clark County Museum. |
Occupation |
Co-owner of store in Las Vegas1911 Co-owner of limestone mining operation in Sloan in 1911 Co-owner of Palm Mortuary, 1920s-1940s |
Spouse |
William Roberts, Gene Parks |
Children |
Edith Jennings Mariano |
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1969.55G.10 - Clark County Gem Collectors field trip
Landscape view; b&w; Chas. Hamilton, Paul Mercer, Myrtle Mercer, Sarah Hamilton, Anna Roberts Parks and two unknown people on a Clark County Gem Collectors field trip. Truck with open door in foreground. Information written on reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.11 - Clark County Gem Collectors field trip
Landscape view; b&w; Clark County Gem Collectors field trip. from left to right, as identified on reverse: Wanda Nicolaides, Gerry Little, V.J. Morris, Myrtle Mercer, Chas. Hamilton, Paul Mercer, and Anna Roberts Parks with back to camera. The Jeep in the background was purchased from Nellis Airforce Base after World War II.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.15 - Posing with a saguaro
B&w; Charles Hamilton, Gene Parks, Guy Hazen, and Anna Roberts Parks posing in front of a saguaro cactus near Sandy Wash, south of Kingman, Arizona. Probably a Clark County Gem Collectors field trip.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.17 - Clark County Gem Collectors show
B&w; Clark County Gem Collectors show. Anna Parks's "Desert Rose." won "special prize." Also shows the "Animal Fair." The rose quartz is from Turtle Mountain.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.2 - Clark County Gem Collectors Club Christmas party
Landscape view; b&w; 42 people seated at two long banquet tables, Clark County Gem Collectors Club Christmas Party at the Boulder City Veterans Hall. Seated at table on left, from front left (as identified on reverse): Mr. Selise, Boulder City; Mrs. Selice, Boulder City; Claudia Foutz, Las Vegas; Marion Johnson, Las Vegas; unknown; Mr. Boyington, Designer of Boulder City; Gene parks, Jr., Las Vegas; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; unknown; un...
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.21 - Lawrence house, Cedar City, UT
Landscape view; b&w; Gene Parks (back left), Tom Lawrence (?), Rose Lawrence, Anna Roberts Parks, and Marty L. Mercer (front row from left), seated on the steps of the Lawrence house in Cedar City, Utah.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.23 - Anna Roberts Parks museum collection
Contact sheet with 12 b&w images. Interior and exterior shots of a portion of Anna Roberts Parks's collection and home, and one shot of male mover holding a vacuum next to a Young & Rue/Mayflower trailer with "Nevada" on the side. These images may show the collection as it was moved to the Henderson Junior High School to become the Southern Nevada Museum.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.3 - Anna Roberts Parks at workbench
Portrait view; b&w; Anna Roberts Parks at workbench behind Guy Hazen's shop in Kingman, Arizona; information written on reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.5 - Anna Roberts Parks on Clark County Gem Collectors field trip
Portrait view; b&w; Anna Roberts Parks kneeling over bags, holding up a rock, with Myrtle Mercer standing at right. Open back of car behind women. Clark County Gem Collectors field trip.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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1969.55G.9 - Anna Roberts Parks and Oren Tilden on a Clark County Gem Collectors field trip
Landscape view; b&w; Anna Roberts Park and Oren Tilden on Clark County Gem Collectors field trip. Parks is seated on the ground, holding up a box to block the sun from her face. Tilden in kneeling on the ground, holding a bag. Truck parked in background. Information written on reverse.
Record Type: Photo Archives
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2024.1989G.1030
Landscape view, b&w, white border; day time photo of a group of people standing in front of wooden cabin on desert hillside; back of photo is stamped "248" and has handwritten "Gabe Lopez .. Gold Mine at Searchlight or Ariz- ... Gabe Lopez Jr., " " Sr.. Gabe's daughter Ella?, Anna & Glen Tilden (Black Eagle Mine)"
Record Type: Photo Archives
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2024.1989G.1031
Landscape view, b&w, white border; day time photo of shelving adjacent a wooden cabin; shelves have rocks and rock hunting equipment on them; back of photo is stamped "235F" and has handwritten "Old Frank's at Ranch ... Frank died 4/14/1952buried at Woodlawn Cemetary Las Vegas, NV ... 'The Ranch' is Anna Parks' property on Sandhill Rd in Las Vegas ... 'Old Frank' is Frank Le Leota who homesteaded the property for Anna"
Record Type: Photo Archives
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2024.1989G.1032
Portrait view, b&w, white border; day time photo of one woman and three men standing just inside the opening to a cave; back of photo has handwritten "(Petroglifts) ... Anna & Roberts & friends. ... could be Red Rock area or Valley of Fire"
Record Type: Photo Archives
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2024.1989G.1033
Landscape view, b&w, white border; day time photo of two men and two women standing just inside the opening to a cave; back of photo has handwritten "same group Sloan, NV. Limestone ... St Roberts ... Anna & Theresa"
Record Type: Photo Archives
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2024.1989G.1034
Portrait view, b&w, white border; day time photo of group of men and women standing on or leaning against large stump in dirt area, mountains in distance; photo is attached inside "Season's Greetings" card, color printed and signed by "Dora Tucker"
Record Type: Photo Archives
