Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 368111 - 368120 of 869561

Photograph of "Ramona" float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

A parade float with people standing on it and a backdrop that reads, "Ramona" is pulled by a car with a sign that reads "Hairgrove Drilling Co." on the front. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of "Circus Life / Wildcat Lair" float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

A woman sits on a swing and a man jumps on a parade float. Various signs are visible, which read: "Circus Life," Wildcat Lair,""[illegible] Carnation Dept.," and "Dodge Hogan." This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of spectators at parade outside of Wagner Motor Sales, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Spectators line the street outside of Wagner Motor Sales. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of Golden Nugget float, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1940s

Date

1946 to 1949

Description

Close up of a parade float with a sign, "Golden Nugget," on the side. The Golden Nugget opened in 1946. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of Flamingo Hotel wedding float, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1940s

Date

1946 to 1949

Description

A wedding party rides on a float. The sign on the float reads: "Flamingo Hotel." The Flamingo opened in 1946. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of Las Vegas Club float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

People in western clothing and a woman in a bathing suit stand on a parade float with a sign that reads: "This is the house that Jack built. Jack who? Jack pots. Las Vegas Club." This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of Helldorado float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Women in costume sit on fake horses on a parade float that reads, "Helldorado." The Helldorado Days festival parade was first held in 1935.

Image

Photograph of the I.S.P. G.E.N. float, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Women in bathing suits ride on a parade float. There is a flag on the front with a picture of a stag that reads: "I.S.P G.E.N Las Vegas Nevada." This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of spectators at a parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Spectators at a parade outside of unidentified building This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image

Photograph of Nevada's First Atomic Bomb float, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1951

Date

1951 to 1952

Description

Women in bathing suits sit on a parade float with the words "Nevada's First Atomic Bomb" written on the side and a fake mushroom cloud behind them. The first atomic detonation at the Nevada test site was January 27, 1951. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.

Image