Materials contain photographic prints, photographic slides, and photographic negatives that depict Las Vegas, Nevada from 1930 to 1967. The photographs primarily depict downtown Las Vegas, especially the hotels, casinos, and clubs on Fremont Street: the Hotel Last Frontier, Sands Hotel, Frontier Club, Pioneer Club, Sal Sagev Hotel, Overland Hotel, Northern Club, Las Vegas Club, Apache Club, Eldorado Club, El Rancho Vegas Hotel, Golden Nugget, Boulder Club, and Desert Inn. The photographs also depict several hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, including the Flamingo Hotel and the Thunderbird Hotel.
Archival Collection
L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100 Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection Box/Folder: N/A
Three of twenty miscellaneous views of the Helldorado Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada. The three images show floats from the Golden Nugget, Flamingo, and Thunderbird hotels.
From the Mary and Arthur Ackerman Photograph Collection (PH-00306). The El Rancho is pictured at the bottom left; across the street is the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, and the Riviera is to the right. The Joe E. Brown Race Track is pictured at the top of the photo.