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Film transparency of people near an airplane at the Trans World Airlines airport terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Description
An image of a man and woman in front of a jet at the Trans World Airlines (TWA) terminal.
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Photograph of Two Paiute women standing in front of a karnee dwelling, possibly in Pahrump Valley, Nevada, circa 1880s-1900s
Date
1880 to 1909
Description
Two unidentified Paiute women standing in front of karnee dwelling, with a third unidentified woman inside doorway.
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Film transparency of the Hotel Thunderbird float entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1954
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.
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Collage of Christine Barrett and William "Bill" Barrett's during Christine's first visit to Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1986-03-06
Description
From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)
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James, Antonia, and Christine Barrett (identified from left to right) on Helldorado Day, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1991-03
Description
From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)
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Photographs of Robert C. Maxson, Roger D. Foley, Helen Mortenson and David Robrock at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991-1992
Date
1991 to 1992
Description
Two photographs of (L-R): University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert C. Maxson, retired U.S. Federal Judge Roger D. Foley, University Library Society president Helen Mortenson, and Head of Special Collections at UNLV Libraries David Robrock, at a University Library Society reception.
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Film transparency of the Tropicana Hotel's float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957
Date
1957-05
Description
The Tropicana Hotel's float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, May, 1957. The float's banner reads" 8th Wonder of the World, Tropicana Girls." There are five visible platforms on the float, with eight total platforms. "Sphinx", with two showgirls, "Parthenon", with one showgirl, "Tower of Pisa", with one showgirl, and "Hanging Garden", with one showgirl. The top platform has a showgirl riding in a giant flower. There are three platforms on the far side of the float that not visible. The first one is partially visible, with two pyramids visible. The name of the platform is not visible, and the showgirl is mostly obscured. The float has just padded Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street, and is passing the Boulder Club, located at 118 Fremont street. The Boulder Club was in operation from 1931-1960. A sign on the Boulder Club reads ""Farmer" Page - Enjoy the Old West - Jackpots, Craps, Bar, Keno, Roulette, Twenty-One." A smaller banner reads "J. K. Houssels - "Farmer" Page - Jim Young - Larry Hezzelwood." The Hotel Apache, and the Fremont Hotel are visible in the background.
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Film transparency of the Hotel Sahara float entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
Date
1958-05
Description
The Hotel Sahara float entry in the Helldorado Parade, May 1958. The float is titled "Hotel Sahara Toasts Wondrous Women." Smaller sections of the float are names "Birth of Venus" featuring a woman seated in a large clam shell that is being pulled by a large seahorse. The main portion of the float features three women seated beneath a large champagne glass, and a fourth woman seated on a large throne made of flowers. A side section of the float is titled "Joan of Arc," but the woman is obscured behind the horse sculpture she is riding. They are in front of the Boulder Club, located at 118 Fremont Street. The Boulder Club was in operation from 1931-1960. A sign on the Boulder Club reads ""Farmer" Page - Enjoy the Old West - Jackpots, Craps, Bar, Keno, Roulette, Twenty-One." They have just passed Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (in operation from 1935-1958), located 128 Fremont Street at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street. The Hotel Apache and the Fremont Casino are visible in the background.
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Slide of three unidentified dancers from a Donn Arden production onstage, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s
Date
1970 to 1989
Description
Three unidentified dancers from a Donn Arden production onstage.
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Photograph of Mayme Stocker and Nora Van Levy at Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s
Date
1920 to 1939
Description
Harry Stocker's mother Mayme Stocker and Nora Van Levy at the Las Vegas Ranch.
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