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Photograph Helldorado parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1957

Date

1956 to 1958

Description

A group of riders and horses pass by The Mint Casino construction site during the Helldorado parade on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. Site Name: The Mint Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 100 Fremont Street

Image

MGM construction party, image 19

Description

Close up shot of Stuart Mason at the construction site of the MGM Grand.

Congregation Ner Tamid Scrapbook, image 71

Description

Photographs of building site for Congregation Ner Tamid, October 03, 1982

Franklin M. Murphy Photograph Collection

Identifier

PH-00232

Abstract

The Franklin M. Murphy Photograph Collection, dates from approximately 1929-1933 and consists of black-and-white photographic prints with 27 corresponding negatives. The majority of the images show locations in and around the current site of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead in southern Nevada and Arizona with a focus on the geology of the area; a smaller number show individuals and locations in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photographs of landscapes and wildlife in the Southwest, 1900-1959

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives depicting landscapes in the southwestern United States. The photographs primarily depict natural features in Nevada, including the Colorado River, Black Canyon, Valley of Fire, and Mount Charleston. The photographs also depict the Grand Canyon in Arizona, atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, and the areas around Lake Mead.

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component