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Photograph of the swimming pool area of the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white image of the back of the Thunderbird Hotel, including its swimming pool.
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Photograph of Thunderbirds pilots next to a plane, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 7, 1974
Date
1974-08-07
Archival Collection
Description
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilots posing by a plane, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of fishermen on board the Thunderbird boat, Lake Mead, 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Five unidentified individuals are on board on the "Thunderbird" boat at Lake Mead. Four of the fisherman display the fish that they caught, while the individual in the middle holds a drawing of a skunk to show that she did not catch anything that day.
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Thunderbirds aerial performance in Alamo, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1967-05
Archival Collection
Description
From the Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection (PH-00237)
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Thunderbird Hotel Marquee in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Featured on the marquee were Gordon MacRae, Marilyn Michaels, and The Golddiggers.
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Photograph of Balinese dancer Ni Gusti Raka at the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Ni Gusti Raka, a member of the Island of Bali Dancers, wearing traditional Legong dance costume. Raka was approximately 12 years old when this photograph was taken at the Hotel Thunderbird in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the dancers were performing. Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photographic slide of the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 30, 1963
Date
1963-01-30
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of The Thunderbird Hotel and Casino.
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Thunderbird airplane on runway from close up front right angle: photograph
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Thunderbird airplane on runway from close up front right angle. Stamps on back of photo: "Allen Photographers" and "Proof." Handwritten in red pencil on back of photo: "28796 2."
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Architectural drawing of the Thunderbird Hotel (Las Vegas), plot plan, March 13, 1958
Date
1958-03-13
Archival Collection
Description
Architectural plans for the additions and renovations for the Thunderbird from 1958.
Site Name: Thunderbird Hotel
Address: 2755 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph of a Girl Scout and a Thunderbirds pilot, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, August 30, 1974
Date
1974-08-30
Archival Collection
Description
Rebecca Stanger, one of the Las Vegas area Girl Scouts who was in a film about the Thunderbirds, with Captain Tim Roels, slot pilot for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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