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Film transparency of a group of women on horseback in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

A group of women on horseback are passing Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club (in operation from 1935-1958), located 128 Fremont Street at the corner of Fremont Street and 2nd Street, May 1958. Four of the women are riding with flags. People can be seen watching the parade from the balconies and windows of the Fremont Casino. In the background, a marquee on the Fremont Carnival Inn reads "Fremont Fishing Derby April 1 -May 25 Register Now."

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Film transparency of the Amelia Earhart Scholarship float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

The Amelia Earhart Scholarship float entry in the Helldorado Parade, Fremont Street, May, 1958. The float features three women around a model of an airplane with the tail number of N6478D, and has just passed the Silver Palace Lounge, and is in front of the Bird Cage Casino, located at 100 Fremont Street (the corner of First Street and Fremont Street). Located next to The Mint, The Bird Cage Casino was in operation between 1958-1959.

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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957

Date

1957-05

Description

A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.

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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958

Date

1958-05

Description

A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.

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Photograph of Legal Status of Women Workshop at Nevada Women's Conference in Las Vegas (Nev.), June 18,1977

Date

1977-06-18

Description

Legal Status of Women Workshop at Women's Conference that was held in Las Vegas in 1977. Site Name: Las Vegas Convention Center

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Lena Carl Stewart with a rifle and a dog near a creek: photograph

Date

1900 to 1925

Archival Collection

Description

Lena Carl Stewart holding a rifle, and a dog with a duck in its mouth, by a creek on an unidentified property, probably the Las Vegas Ranch.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie wave from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. They are passing under a rope decorated with garland and paper cartoon railroad cars. Behind their car is the St. James C. Y. Marching Band. Neon signs for several business are visible in the background, including Franklins, Michael's Quality Shoes, Thrifty Drug Store, and part of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall sign. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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Photograph of the parents of Don Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding, Reno, Nevada, June, 1935

Date

1935-06

Description

The parents of Donald Richard Schuyler, Sr. and Freda (Humphrey) Schuyler at time of their wedding. L-R: Emma (Peggy) Marie (Schaefle) Schuyler, William Norton Schuyler, James L. Humphrey (top) and Harriet Humphrey. The photograph was taken alongside the Humphrey house located at 403 Hill Street in Reno.

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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.

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Slide of a scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s-1980s

Date

1970 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Scene from "Hallelujah Hollywood", MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas.

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