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Photograph of North Las Vegas Mayor James Seastrand and 4-H wood science winner, Elizabeth Ward, North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 30, 1981
Date
1981-12-30
Archival Collection
Description
Mayor of North Las Vegas James Seastrand recognizes Elizabeth Ward as the 4-H Wood Science winner, North Las Vegas, Nevada, December 30, 1981.
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Film transparency of the "Wonders of the Space Age" float in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957
Date
1957-05
Archival Collection
Description
Two women ride the "Wonders of the Space Age" float in the Helldorado Parade, May 1957. They are 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." The Fremont Casino is visible in the background.
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Film transparency of an all female drill team in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
Date
1958-05
Archival Collection
Description
An all-female drill team marching in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, May 1958. 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." Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (in operation from 1935-1958), located 128 Fremont Street at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street is visible in the background.
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Film transparency of the Hotel Thunderbird float entry in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1954
Date
1954-05
Archival Collection
Description
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.
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Photograph of Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler with sister Mabel Louise (Schaefle) Hitte, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler with sister Mabel Louise (Schaefle) Hitte. Most likely taken in Las Vegas, 210 Carson Street.
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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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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
Archival Collection
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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