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Operation Life-Buildings and people

0001 Cove Hotel, original headquarters for Operation Life. (c. 1970s) The building to the right was also owned by Operation Life and became
the West Las Vegas Library.
0002 Back of new Operation Life Building, 600 West Owens, Las Vegas, Nevada.
(c. late 1980s)
0003 Aldine Weems, administrator of Operation Life. (c. 1970s)
0004 Aldine Weems. (May 1078)

HUD Regional Office, San Francisco-Grand work for Operation Life

0005 HUD Regional Office - San Francisco. Signing paperwork for the grant for
Ruby Duncan Manor (housing for the elderly and the handicapped, funded
under Sec. 202 of HUD.) c. 1980s. Ruby Duncan Manor was built in Las
Vegas. Ruby Duncan (rt.), Executive Director; Renee Diamond (left), board
member for Operation Life.
0006 L-R: Aldine Weems; Marty Makower (Nat'l Economic Development and Law
Center, Berkeley; Renee Diamond; unidentified federal employee; Ruby
Duncan, Exec. Director of Operation Life. HUD regional office, San
Francisco, c. 1980s.
0007 L-R: Aldine Weems, Ruby Duncan, Tommy Ruggiero (board member,
Operation Life). At HUD regional office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0008 L-R: Jack Anderson, attorney for Operation Life; Ruby Duncan, Executive
Director. At HUD regional office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0009 L-R: Ruby Duncan and unidentified HUD official. HUD regional office,
San Francisco. (c. 1980s)
0010 L-R: Renee Diamond and Ruby Duncan, c. 1980s. Working on the paperwork
for a grant for Operation Life. In HUD regional office, San Francisco.
0011 L-R: Unidentified HUD official and Ruby Duncan. (c. 1980s) (HUD
regional office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.)
0012 Ruby Duncan (center) with two unidentified HUD officials in the HUD regional
office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0013 L-R: Mahlon Brown (Las Vegas attorney), Ruby Duncan, Jack Anderson
(attorney for Operation Life), HUD regional office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0014 Ruby Duncan (seated, center), Jack Anderson (standing with rolled-up paper).
HUD regional office - San Francisco - c. 1980s.
0015 L-R: Jack Anderson and Mahlon Brown (attorneys). HUD regional office,
San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0016 L-R: Renee Diamond and Ruby Duncan. C. 1980s-HUD regional office,
San Francisco.
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HUD Regional Office, San Francisco-Grant work for Operation Life (cont.)

0017 Ruby Duncan (seated, center) with Operation Life staff members and HUD
officials; at HUD regional office, San Francisco, c. 1980s.
0018 L-R: Renee Diamond, Jack Anderson, Ruby Duncan, Marty Makower,
Marty, National Economic Development and Law Center, Berkeley,
California, Assisted Operation Life officials in grant writing. (c. 1980s)

Dinner Celebrating Operation Life's Grant

0019 Hugo's Cellar (restaurant in Four Queens Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev.), c. 1980s.
A dinner was held to celebrate Operation Life's grant. L-R: Mahlon Brown,
Aldine Weems, Jack Anderson, Ruby Duncan.
0020 Dinner at Hugo's Cellar, c. 1980s. (see photo #0323 0019). L-R: Mahlon
Brown, Aldine Weems, Jack Anderson, Ruby Duncan, Diane Anderson
(Jack's wife), Renee Diamond.
0021 L-R: Aldine Weems, Mahlon Brown. (c.1980s)

Operation Life - Christmas Party

0022 Christmas Party, c. 1980s. Operation Life held party annually and invited
public officials and community members. Alversa Beals (in blue & white
sweater).
0023 Aldine Weems (center) at Operation Life Christmas party, c.1980s.
0024 Ruby Duncan and unidentified man - Operation Life Christmas party-c.1980s.
0025 Barbara McNair and sons Carlton (right) and Terrence (front) at Operation Life
Christmas party. (c.1980s)
0026 Barbara mcNair 9red, at left) at Operation Life's Christmas, party, c. 1980s.
0027 Tammy Bass (wearing black jacket) at Operation Life Christmas party. She
was a HUD counselor who worked for Operation Life. (c.1980s)
0028 Guests at Operation Life's annual Christmas Party, c. 1980s. Renee Diamond
at far right.
0029 L-R: foreground: Ruby Duncan, Dominic Daileda, Renee Diamond. Christmas
Party put on by Operation Life, ca. 1980s.
0030 Renee Diamond (at food table) and Ruby Duncan (in white), Operation Life's
annual Christmas party, c. 1980s.
0031 Aldine Weems sitting at Ruby Duncan's desk in the Operation Life office. It
was the annual Christmas party. C. 1980s.

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Operation Life - Christmas Party (cont.)

0032 Ruby Duncan (white dress, center) at the annual Operation Life Christmas
party. (c.1980s)
0033 Renee Diamond (center) and Pat Van Betten at Operation Life's annual
Christmas party. (c. 1980s)
0034 Ruby Duncan (left) talking with Renee Diamond and unidentified male guest at
Christmas party in Operation Life office. (c.1980s)