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Photograph of a blooming Joshua tree in the desert, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A Joshua tree in bloom in an unidentified desert location.
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Photograph of a blooming Joshua tree in the desert, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Description
A Joshua tree in bloom in an unidentified desert location.
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Photograph of an airplane landing in the desert near Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1982-1990s
Date
1982 to 1999
Description
A fixed-wing single engine airplane with the registration number N2760Z landing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Aerial photograph of an airplane flying over Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1982-1990s
Date
1982 to 1999
Description
Aerial photograph of a fixed-wing single engine airplane with the registration number N2760Z flying over Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Aerial photograph of an airplane flying over Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1982-1990s
Date
1982 to 1999
Description
Aerial photograph of a fixed-wing single engine airplane with the registration number N2760Z flying over Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of people walking in the snow by cabins on Mount Charleston, Nevada, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Description
Two people with ski equipment walking in the snow by cabins on Mount Charleston, Nevada.
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1950
Date
1950-05
Description
Women in costume stand on a float from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, titled "The Old Master Painter." The float was designed by Bill Willard. The women were Donn Arden dancers who had opened at the Desert Inn the month before. The float won 3rd prize in the Helldorado Parade. City Drugs and the Sprouse & Reitz variety store are seen behind the crowd.
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1950
Date
1950-05
Description
Women in costume stand on a float from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, titled "The Old Master Painter." The float, passing by the corner of Fremont and Third Streets, was designed by Bill Willard. The women were Donn Arden dancers who had opened at the Desert Inn the month before. The float won 3rd prize in the Helldorado Parade .
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 1950
Date
1950-05
Description
Wilbur Clark, owner of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada, stands in front of a parade float titled "The Old Master Painter." The float was designed by Bill Willard for the Desert Inn. The costumed women standing on the float were Donn Arden dancers who had opened at the Desert Inn the month before. The float won 3rd prize in the Helldorado Parade.
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Photograph of Balinese dancer Ni Gusti Raka at the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1952
Date
1952
Description
Ni Gusti Raka, a member of the Island of Bali Dancers, wearing traditional Legong dance costume. Raka was approximately 12 years old when this photograph was taken at the Hotel Thunderbird in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the dancers were performing. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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