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Photograph of a parade on Fremont Street (Las Vegas), 1952

Date
1952
Description

A parade float featuring characters from The Wizard of Oz passes in front of the Frontier Club on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. A sign on the side of the float says Hotel Last Frontier. Crowds of people watch from the sidewalk and street curb, and from windows and rooftops. Parts of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and the Santa Anita Turf & Bar are visible on the sides of the photograph.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the Frontier Club during World War II (Las Vegas), 1941-1946

Date
1941 to 1946
Description

The façade of the Frontier Club taken from across the street. Men, women, and children are pictured walking by, talking, and playing on the sidewalk. Above the Frontier Club's sign, there are two billboard advertisements for war bonds. The poster on the left reads "Keep Them Bums on the Run!" and "Your Investment in the USA is Necessary." The left poster also displays caricatures of the Axis Powers running away from a plane. The poster on the right reads "Buy War Bonds at King's."
Site Name: Frontier Club
Address: 117 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the front exterior of the Royal Nevada (Las Vegas), between 1955-1959

Date
1955 to 1959
Description

Daytime view of the front exterior of the Royal Nevada as seen from the street. Helen Traubel headlines. The Royal Nevada was eventually incorporated into the Stardust Resort and Casino.
Site Name: Royal Nevada
Address: 3000 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Film transparency of the California Club (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Nighttime view of the California Club on the southeast corner of Fremont and First Streets.
Site Name: California Club
Address: 101 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of YESCO workers installing Vegas Vic at the Pioneer Club (Las Vegas), 1951

Date
1951
Description

Workers installing the now-famous Vegas Vic sign on the front of the Pioneer Club. Stamped on back of photo: "Photo by Desert Sea News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "First Highrise Hotel -- Center of action downtown throughtout the '30s was the Apache Hotel which boasted an elevator and a nitery downstairs. The corner is now Binion's Horseshoe, but the spot has undergone many name changes from Tony Cornero's 'S.S. Rex' to the Eldorado where the mobs were fighting for control of the race wire. Bugsy Siegel's influence was first felt here in the early '40s."
Site Name: Pioneer Club
Address: 25 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the electronic marquee at the corner entrance of the Golden Nugget (Las Vegas), circa 1984

Date
1984
Description

Nighttime view of the exterior corner of the Golden Nugget, featuring a first generation, four-color electronic computerized display.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the front exteriors of the Silver Palace and other casinos (Las Vegas), between 1956-1958

Date
1956 to 1958
Description

Daytime view of the north side of Fremont Street between Main and First Streets, showing the exteriors of the Overland Hotel, the Las Vegas Club, Buckley's Jackpot Club, the Golden Slot Club, the Dixie Delicatessen and the Silver Palace in the foreground on the northeast corner of Fremont and First.
Site Name: Silver Palace
Address: 32 East Fremont Street

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Film transparency of the Overland Hotel at night (Las Vegas), 1948-1951

Date
1948 to 1951
Description

The Overland Hotel and other Fremont Street establishments between 1948 and 1951.
Site Name: Overland Hotel
Address: East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of the Googie style front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Front entrance of the Thunderbird including the porte-cochère. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo, Public Relations Department, 422 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif, File Print Stock, Los Angeles Neg."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Architecture and Design Style: Googie

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Photograph of two women near the front entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date
1950 to 1959
Description

Entrance of the Thunderbird Hotel showing the porte-cochère and the marquee. Stamped on original: "Please credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo."
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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