Unidentified United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots with Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (back row, center). A man to the right of Gragson (in the photo) is displaying a plaque.
"Soul Festival" on UNLV campus with a band performing in the Valerie Pida Plaza amphitheater while students sit listening and dancing; 5 minutes in begins b-roll of St. Anne Catholic Church and Bishop Gorman High School; A Little White Wedding Chapel and couples posing outside, the Thunderbird Hotel-Casino, slot shop, and other signs. Original media Betacam SP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (UA-00098) – Digitized audiovisual material file.
Hotel Thunderbird float titled "Academy Awards of Show Business" was a sweepstakes award winner in the Helldorado Parade, May 1954. The float features a large replica of the Academy Award Oscar statuette, and five women are in gold body paint along the sides of the float. In the center of the float are two women in costume, while a third woman in costume rides on the top of the float under an arched canopy. The float is passing by the Traveler's Hotel Court (1100 E. Fremont Street), and the Lucky Motel (1111 E. Fremont Street) can be seen in the background. The original film is damaged.