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Photograph of the Sahara Hotel's music-themed float in the Helldorado Days parade, Las Vegas, circa 1950

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Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A black and white image of the Sahara Hotel's float in the Helldorado Days parade on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. On the float are several performers, the text, "Birth of the Blues," and a stork carrying a giant trumpet.

Digital ID

pho004175

Physical Identifier

0043_0250
Details

Citation

pho004175. Union Pacific Railroad Photographs. PH-00043. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kw57h70.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Extent

5756 x 4609 pixels
9.5933 x 7.6817 inches
79614816 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff