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Transcript of interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1997

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Date

1997-03-03

Description

Interview with Anna Bailey conducted by Claytee D. White on March 3, 1997. Arriving in Las Vegas in 1955 to perform as a dancer for the opening of the Moulin Rouge, Bailey also starred in traveling shows nationally and in Europe. Returning to Las Vegas, she became the first African American to dance in a house chorus line on the Strip. Later she became one of the first black women in Nevada to hold a gaming license, owning and operating several small nightclubs.

Digital ID

ohr000027

Physical Identifier

F850.N4 B35 1997

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d18c9v491
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Las Vegas Women in Gaming and Entertainment Oral History Project

Interviewer

White, Claytee D.

Subject

African American businesspeople
African American dancers
African American women entertainers
Businesswomen
Casinos -- Employees
Casinos -- Management
Celebrities
Entertainers
Entrepreneurship
Moulin Rouge (Hotel-Casino : Las Vegas, Nev.)

Place

Las Vegas

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
transcripts

Archival Collection

Anna Bailey oral history interview

Digital Project

African American Experience in Las Vegas

Citation

Anna Bailey oral history interview, 1997 March 03. OH-00096. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Language

English

Format

image/tiff