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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1948

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Date
1948
Description

Transcribed from original: "Circa 1948. A Shrine band marches down Fremont Street during an early parade." This parade was in support of the 1948 elections, as indicated by the banner in the photo, urging citizens to vote Democratic: Harry S. Truman for President, Alben W. Barkley for Vice-President, and Walter S. Baring, Jr. for Congress. The following buildings and signs can be seen in the photograph: Overland Hotel; Pioneer Club; Club Savoy; Boulder Club; Eldorado; Golden Nugget Saloon.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

Digital ID
sky000155
Physical Identifier
0103:0005
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16w96n9f
Details
Subject
Central business districts
Casinos
Electric signs
Parades
People
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
color photographs
Digital Project
Dreaming the Skyline: Resort Architecture and the New Urban Space
Citation

sky000155. Wayne Cronister Photograph Collection, 1940-1967. PH-00103. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d16w96n9f

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Language

English

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