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Photographs of Solidarity March on the Strip, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 December 05 (folder 1 of 3)

Information

Date

1991-12-05

Description

Members of the Culinary Workers Union 226, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 1780, Teamsters of America Local 995, and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 AFL-CIO march on the Las Vegas Strip in solidarity on December 05, 1991. Images show people setting up for the march during the day and marching at night. Participants carry signs and banners, including "Conquering the Frontier," and are accompanied by floats. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and others make speeches from a platform decorated with posters. Multiple casinos can be seen in the background.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Digital ID

cwu0036

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11z4240z
Details

Subject

Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Labor unions
Demonstrations
Buildings
Arnold, Jim
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers of America
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1780 (Las Vegas, Nev.)
International Union of Operating Engineers. Local 501, AFL-CIO
Casinos -- Employees
Labor disputes
Labor leaders
Signs and signboards
Public speaking
Flags
Christmas decorations
Casinos
Electric signs
Parade floats
Frontier Hotel and Casino

Time Period

1990s (1990 - 1999)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Image

Material Type

photographs
photographic prints

Member of

Solidarity March on the Strip, 1991 December 05

Archival Collection

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs

Digital Project

Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Photographs

Citation

cwu0036. Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs, approximately 1950-2006. PH-00382. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d11z4240z

Rights

The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 retains copyrights to materials in this collection. Materials may be used for nonprofit purposes, including educational, teaching, scholarship, research, or other academic use. All for-profit use of copyrighted materials must receive permission in advance from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.

Rights Holder

Culinary Workers Union Local 226

Standardized Rights Statement

In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2016-06-28

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff