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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series II. Ash Meadows, Nevada -- Subseries II.A. Goodson Family (Tubb Ranch) The saddled horse, Diamond, carried the Helldorado Queen in the parade in Las Vegas one year during the early 1950s, and the horse and queen were featured in National Geographic magazine.
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Black and white photograph of Sammy Davis, Jr. receiving the Entertainer of the Year award in 1971. Stamped on back: Las Vegas News Bureau Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center 23566 Don English, Joe Buck, John Cook, Gary Angell, Jim Borrup, Jerry Abbott, Milt Palmer, Wolf Wergin, Tony King.
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Oral history interview with Danel Boone conducted by Daniel Pope on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During this interview Boone discusses why he came to Las Vegas, Nevada, the Helldorado parade, church activity, and the weather. Boone also discusses city parks, Boy Scouts, schools, above ground atomic tests, local history of Southern Nevada, and the ways in which Las Vegas has changed over the years.
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