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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
Archival Collection
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 buckboard dubbed "3 Kids Mine" in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
Date
1958-05
Archival Collection
Description
Entry number 92 in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958 The buckboard is dubbed "3 Kids Mine," and is being pulled by two young oxen. Three young children are riding on the buckboard, while an unidentified man guides the livestock. 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." A smaller banner reads "J. K. Houssels - "Farmer" Page - Jim Young - Larry Hezzelwood."
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Construction along Fremont Street East in front of the Griffin bar, looking east in Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2020-02-11
Archival Collection
Description
Photographed as part of the UNLV Special Collections and Archives' Building Las Vegas collecting initiative started in 2016. This photo is part of a series documenting landscape improvements along Fremont Street East in downtown Las Vegas.
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Photographs of Fremont Street rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1994 April (folder 1 of 4)
Date
1994-04
Archival Collection
Description
Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.B. Other Demonstrations and Strikes
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Exterior view of The Mint and Lucky Casino from Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1964-04
Archival Collection
Description
From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)
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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
Archival Collection
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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Set of photographs including shots for Sears, street scene, Fremont Street houses, Eddie and Venus, television, and Valerie Murray
Date
1971
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: Feb 71, First shots with Sears, Street scene, Fremont street houses, Eddie & Venus, TV, Valerie Murray. Some photos from this set were previously online with the digital ID pho022086
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Traffic at the intersection of Boulder Highway / Fremont Street near East Sahara Avenue looking north, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-14
Archival Collection
Description
Traffic navigates the intersection of Fremont Street / Boulder Highway and East Sahara Avenue.
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Traffic at the intersection of Boulder Highway / Fremont Street near East Sahara Avenue looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-14
Archival Collection
Description
Traffic navigates the intersection of Boulder Highway / Fremont Street and East Sahara Avenue.
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Traffic at the intersection of Boulder Highway / Fremont Street near East Sahara Avenue looking west, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2017-09-14
Archival Collection
Description
Traffic navigates the intersection of Boulder Highway / Fremont Street and East Sahara Avenue.
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