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Photograph of float in Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

Crowds gather to watch the performers on top of the unidentified float driving down Fremont Street, in celebration of the Helldorado Parade.The float passes in front of The Westerner Gambling Hall in 1948 or 1949. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

An unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street in 1948 or 1949. Crowds gather and watch as women sit on top on the float shaped like an elephant pass in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Film transparency the entrance to the Last Frontier Village (Las Vegas), circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

Scale locomotive engine and carriages at the entrance to the Last Frontier Village. The Golden Slipper Gambling Hall is seen in the foreground. The gambling hall was named the Golden Slipper prior to its being named the Silver Slipper.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Slide of aerial view of University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, circa 1963-1966

Date

1963 to 1966

Description

Aerial view, looking west, of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (then Nevada Southern University) campus. Maude Frazier Hall and Archie Grant Hall (at an angle) are seen in the foreground. The round library building is in the center behind them. The Gymnasium is at the upper left, and the Fong Geoscience Building is at the upper center.

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2019 Addition, 1975, 1980, 1983, 2003

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Series

Scope and Contents

The 2019 addition includes costume sketches by Nolan Miller for the 1975 and 1980 Folies-Bergère, costume sketches by Jerry Jackson for the 1983 Folies-Bergère and Fire and Ice shows. Also included are costume sketches, correspondence, and fabrication notes for a 2003 Aretha Franklin show at Carnegie Hall in New York City, where Jackson designed costumes for the chorus line of dancers.

Archival Collection

Jerry Jackson Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00573
Collection Name: Jerry Jackson Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component