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Photograph of the Golden Nugget's train-themed float in the Helldorado Days Parade, Las Vegas, circa 1950
Date
1948 to 1952
Description
A black and white image of the Golden Nugget's float in the Helldorado Days parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. On the float is the text, "Driving the Golden Spike."
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Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
Date
Unknown year in the decade of the 1900s
Description
Photograph of people watching the driving of the silver spike at the Tonopah Railroad Carnival, Tonopah (Nev.), early 1900s
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Photographs of Rally at the capitol building, Culinary Union, Washington (D.C.), 1990s (folder 1 of 1)
Date
1990 to 1999
Description
Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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Photographs of World Trade Organization (WTO) demonstrations, Culinary Union, Seattle (Wash.), 1999 (folder 3 of 3)
Date
1999
Description
Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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Photograph of ceremony celebrating Hoover Dam construction, September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Description
Black and white image of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, naming the Boulder Dam (name officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947) at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of work on the Boulder Canyon Project and the beginning of the construction of Union Pacific Railroad from Boulder Junction (Bracken Junction) to the dam site.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes leaving Floyd Bennett Airport after completing a round the world flight with four companions. He is leaving with Grover Whalen (Left in picture) 7-14-38. (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Description
Typed onto the back of the image: "New York welcomes Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes and Mayor La Guardia in car. 7/15/38."
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908
Date
1908-09-06
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, September 6, 1908
Text
Audio recording clip of interview with Paul Pradia by Claytee D. White, July 13, 2010
Date
2010-07-23
Description
Part of an interview with Paul Pradia conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2010. Pradia describes how golfing helped him advance his career and his support of women golfers.
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948
Date
1948 to 1949
Description
Crowds watch as women in costumes pose on top of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade as it drives down Fremont Street in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall during the year 1948 or 1949. Written on the side of the float are the names: "Cole Porter", "Irving Berlin", and "Bing Crosby". Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street
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