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Film transparency of an all female drill team in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

An all-female drill team marching in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, May 1958. 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." Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (in operation from 1935-1958), located 128 Fremont Street at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street is visible in the background.

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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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Film transparency of the "Wonders of the Space Age" float in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957

Date

1957-05

Description

Two women ride the "Wonders of the Space Age" float in the Helldorado Parade, May 1957. They are 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." The Fremont Casino is visible in the background.

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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957

Date

1957-05

Description

A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.

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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.

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Film transparency of women's precision marching team entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

A women's precision marching team entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. 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 Fremont Casino 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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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and two other Bluebell girls in the third Lido show at Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, October 1961

Date

1961-10

Archival Collection

Description

Color photograph of (L-R): Valda Boyne Esau, Valevue, Pamela Smith Kreichbaumer, three of the Bluebell girls who are in costume for Russian number in the third Lido show at the Stardust.

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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and Jill Salisbury at new Stardust Golf Course, Las Vegas, 1960

Date

1960

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of (L-R): Valda Boyne Esau and Jill Salisbury posing for a publicity photo for the new Stardust Golf Course.

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Photograph of Valda Boyne Esau and Esper Esau with Sylvia Harris at the closing of the Lido, Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Feburary 1, 1991.

Date

1958-06

Archival Collection

Description

Color image of Valda Boyne and Esper Esau (right) with Sylvia Harris at the closing show of the Lido at the Stardust Hotel.

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