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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel's music-themed float in the Helldorado Days parade, Las Vegas, circa 1950

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Date
1950 to 1959
Description
A black and white image of the Sahara Hotel's float in the Helldorado Days parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. On the float are several performers, the text, "Birth of the Blues," and a stork carrying a giant trumpet.
Digital ID
pho004175
Physical Identifier
0043_0250
    Details
    Citation

    pho004175. Union Pacific Railroad Photographs. PH-00043. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kw57h70.

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    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Extent
    5756 x 4609 pixels
    9.5933 x 7.6817 inches
    79614816 bytes
    Language

    English

    Publisher
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
    Format
    image/tiff