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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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

Date

1948 to 1949

Description

Crowds watch as women in costumes pose on top of an unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade as it drives down Fremont Street in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall during the year 1948 or 1949. Written on the side of the float are the names: "Cole Porter", "Irving Berlin", and "Bing Crosby". Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 3 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and a group of strikers block traffic in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers are seen taking participants, including Jim Arnold, into custody. A crowd of supporters is seen in the background carrying signs that say, "FRONTIER UNFAIR".Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Frontier Strike, S, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: line, police, media, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1991-08

Description

Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in August of 1991. Strikers march holding protesting posters with the image of Margaret Elardi. The photos also show police officers and news reporters on site.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photograph of a drilling contest, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Photograph of a drilling contest, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

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Photographic slide of Native Americans in a parade in Carson City, Nevada, October 31, 1963

Date

1963-10-31

Description

A view of a Nevada Day centennial parade procession featuring Native Americans marching.

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Photographic slide of Native Americans in a parade in Carson City, Nevada, October 31, 1963

Date

1963-10-31

Description

A view of a Nevada Day centennial parade procession featuring Native Americans marching.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes (left) and Mayor Fiorello Laguardia (right) seated in an automobile that was used in a parade dedicated to Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.

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