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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

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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Construction of an office building on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1920-1940

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File

Archival Collection

Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00002
Collection Name: Charles P. Squires Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-054 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of the Las Vegas City Band marching down Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1919

Date

1917 to 1921

Description

Las Vegas City Band marching down Fremont Street. William Norton Schuyler is playing the snare drum (bottom center). The Post Office and the Majestic Theater are visible in the background.

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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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Fremont Street hotels including The Mint Las Vegas and Golden Nugget: photographs, 1971

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

"Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00425
Collection Name: "Las Vegas: Snapshots of History" Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of businesses and casinos on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931-1943

Date

1931 to 1943

Archival Collection

Description

Left to right: Young Electric Sign Co. workers on scaffolding in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (owned by the Stockers), Kolstad's Toggery men's store, the Monte Carlo Club, the Keyhole Bar, Steel's Jewelry. Site Name: Monte Carlo Club (Las Vegas, Nev.); Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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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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Exterior view of Par A Dice Motel on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1964-04

Description

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

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