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Photograph of float in Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948
Date
1948 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Crowds gather to watch the performers on top of the unidentified float driving down Fremont Street, in celebration of the Helldorado Parade.The float passes in front of The Westerner Gambling Hall in 1948 or 1949. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street
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Photograph of a float in the Helldorado Parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1948
Date
1948 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified float in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street in 1948 or 1949. Crowds gather and watch as women sit on top on the float shaped like an elephant pass in front of the Westerner Gambling Hall. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 23 Fremont Street
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Photograph of a group of people standing outside of the First State Bank of Las Vegas and Post office, McWilliams' Townsite, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905
Date
1905
Archival Collection
Description
The view is looking west from Railroad Avenue. In front of the buildings is a group of unidentified men with two children and a dog. The First State Bank of Las Vegas was the second bank in the Las Vegas valley, located on Lot 9, Block 2 within the McWilliams' Original Las Vegas Townsite. The bank building was located on a lot owned by Walter Bracken. The lot the Post Office was located on, Lot 10, Block 2, was owned by Helen Stewart.
Site Name: First State Bank (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Film transparency of the buckboard dubbed "3 Kids Mine" in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
Date
1958-05
Archival Collection
Description
Entry number 92 in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958 The buckboard is dubbed "3 Kids Mine," and is being pulled by two young oxen. Three young children are riding on the buckboard, while an unidentified man guides the livestock. 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." A smaller banner reads "J. K. Houssels - "Farmer" Page - Jim Young - Larry Hezzelwood."
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