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Film transparency of the Hotel Thunderbird float entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1954

Information

Date
1954-05
Description
Hotel Thunderbird float titled "Academy Awards of Show Business" was a sweepstakes award winner in the Helldorado Parade, May 1954. The float features a large replica of the Academy Award Oscar statuette, and five women are in gold body paint along the sides of the float. In the center of the float are two women in costume, while a third woman in costume rides on the top of the float under an arched canopy. The float is passing by the Traveler's Hotel Court (1100 E. Fremont Street), and the Lucky Motel (1111 E. Fremont Street) can be seen in the background. The original film is damaged.
Digital ID
pho017815
Physical Identifier
0245_0011
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vq2sf0z
Details
Subject
Parades
Parades
Parade floats
Women
Crowds
Medals
Electric signs
Place
Las Vegas
Resource Type
Still Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic transparencies
Source
Helldorado Parade, Hotel Thunderbird float with sweepstakes award winner, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1954 May
Citation

pho017815. Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada. PH-00245. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1vq2sf0z.

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Extent
2951 x 2310 pixels
4.918 x 3.85 inches
20,451,310 bytes
Language

English

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