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Film transparency of the Hotel Sahara float entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

The Hotel Sahara float entry in the Helldorado Parade, May 1958. The float is titled "Hotel Sahara Toasts Wondrous Women." Smaller sections of the float are names "Birth of Venus" featuring a woman seated in a large clam shell that is being pulled by a large seahorse. The main portion of the float features three women seated beneath a large champagne glass, and a fourth woman seated on a large throne made of flowers. A side section of the float is titled "Joan of Arc," but the woman is obscured behind the horse sculpture she is riding. They are in front of the Boulder Club, located at 118 Fremont Street. The Boulder Club was in operation from 1931-1960. A sign on the Boulder Club reads ""Farmer" Page - Enjoy the Old West - Jackpots, Craps, Bar, Keno, Roulette, Twenty-One." They have just passed Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (in operation from 1935-1958), located 128 Fremont Street at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street. The Hotel Apache and the Fremont Casino are visible in the background.

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Photograph of Albert Edmunds Cahlan and Ruth Estella (Schuyler) Cahlan's wedding day, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1922

Date

1920 to 1924

Description

Albert Edmunds Cahlan and Ruth Estella (Schuyler) Cahlan's wedding day. Al & Ruth are standing by the pillar at left. William Norton Schuyler, Ruth's father, is standing at the far right. They were married about Oct. 22, 1922 at the Episcopal Church in Las Vegas by Reverend Smithe. The rest of the party is not identified, but bridesmaid Miss Allison Moffat and Bryan Bunker, the best man, may be shown as well. Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. was an usher but is not in the photo.

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Film transparency of people near an airplane at the Trans World Airlines airport terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a man and woman in front of a jet at the Trans World Airlines (TWA) terminal.

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Film transparency of the Tropicana Hotel's float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957

Date

1957-05

Description

The Tropicana Hotel's float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, May, 1957. The float's banner reads" 8th Wonder of the World, Tropicana Girls." There are five visible platforms on the float, with eight total platforms. "Sphinx", with two showgirls, "Parthenon", with one showgirl, "Tower of Pisa", with one showgirl, and "Hanging Garden", with one showgirl. The top platform has a showgirl riding in a giant flower. There are three platforms on the far side of the float that not visible. The first one is partially visible, with two pyramids visible. The name of the platform is not visible, and the showgirl is mostly obscured. The float has just padded Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street, and is passing the Boulder Club, located at 118 Fremont street. The Boulder Club was in operation from 1931-1960. A sign on the Boulder Club reads ""Farmer" Page - Enjoy the Old West - Jackpots, Craps, Bar, Keno, Roulette, Twenty-One." A smaller banner reads "J. K. Houssels - "Farmer" Page - Jim Young - Larry Hezzelwood." The Hotel Apache, and the Fremont Hotel are visible in the background.

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Photographs of Robert C. Maxson, Roger D. Foley, Helen Mortenson and David Robrock at a University Library Society reception, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1991-1992

Date

1991 to 1992

Description

Two photographs of (L-R): University of Nevada, Las Vegas President Robert C. Maxson, retired U.S. Federal Judge Roger D. Foley, University Library Society president Helen Mortenson, and Head of Special Collections at UNLV Libraries David Robrock, at a University Library Society reception.

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Collage of Christine Barrett and William "Bill" Barrett's during Christine's first visit to Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1986-03-06

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)

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James, Antonia, and Christine Barrett (identified from left to right) on Helldorado Day, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1991-03

Description

From the Las Vegas: Snapshots of History Photograph Collection (PH-00425)

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Slide of three unidentified dancers from a Donn Arden production onstage, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Three unidentified dancers from a Donn Arden production onstage.

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Photograph of Mayme Stocker and Nora Van Levy at Las Vegas Ranch, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1920s-1930s

Date

1920 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Harry Stocker's mother Mayme Stocker and Nora Van Levy at the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Photograph of Blanche Zucker and Colette Saltz at a WE CAN benefit, Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984

Date

1984

Description

Blanche Zucker (left) and Colette Saltz (right) at the WE CAN "Love Ya Child" benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas. WE CAN (Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect) was a chapter of the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse (later Prevent Child Abuse America). Zucker was the president of WE CAN. Site Name: Union Plaza Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 1 South Main Street

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