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Funeral program for Lloyd "Home Boy" Bryant, June 24, 2004

Date

2004-06-24

Description

Funeral program for Lloyd "Home Boy" Bryant.

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Program for the Valley View Golf Club 3rd Annual Invitational Tournament, November 1961

Date

1961-11-01

Archival Collection

Description

Program of 3rd annual golf tournament of the Valley View Golf Club held at Las Vegas Municipal Golf Course (November 1961).

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Transcript of Interview with Julia A. Payne, 2004

Date

2004-02-11
2004-03-07

Description

Julia Payne, the Executive Director of the Nevada Treatment Center, talks about Las Vegas from the 1960s to the time of the interview.

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Transcript of interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo, March 6, 2013

Date

2013-03-06
2013-03-08

Description

Interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo on March 6 and March 8, 2013. Whaley talks about growing up in Las Vegas and his adult life on the Westside. Nathaniel had a successful high school career as an accomplished athlete and Eagle Scout in the first black Boy Scout troop in the area. Nathaniel would go on to have a fruitful career as a mason and contractor, literally helping build the city of Las Vegas.

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Set of photographs including Easter Parade at Rubens, L.T. Mason at Doolittle and Malvern, bunny hop at El Morocco, Mr. and Mrs. Simmons at 308 Jackson, and girls dying eggs at Doolittle

Date

1965

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Easter Parade at Rubens '65, L.T. Mason at Doolittle & Malvern, Bunny Hop at El Moroco '65 by Mens ?, Mr. & Mrs. Simmons 308 Jackson, Girls dying eggs at Doolittle '65.

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Photograph of Q. B. and Elouise Bush's wedding reception at the New Town Tavern, 1957

Date

1957

Archival Collection

Description

Groom and Bride, Q. B. and Elouise join guests at their wedding reception at the New Town Tavern. Annotation: "1957, Elouise and Q. B.'s wedding reception in the New Town Tavern".

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Transcript of interview with Stella Parson and Reverend Claude H. Parson by Maurice R. Page, February 26, 1977

Date

1977-02-26

Description

Interview with Stella Parson and Reverend Claude H. Parson conducted by Maurice R. Page on February 26, 1977. Stella came as a child to Las Vegas in 1942, while Claude arrived in 1952 at Nellis Air Force Base. As educators, the Parsons discuss the integration of schools in Las Vegas.

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Video Interview with Melvin Sanders at Vegas PBS, April 1, 2013

Date

2013-04-01

Description

Melvin Sanders talks about growing up on the Westside as the son of a pastor/auto detailing business owner. He recalls tensions and the joy of his upbringing during the 1960s. He tells a story about working for State Gaming Board at age 16, going to college on a football scholarship, and an encounter with Sonny Liston. Sanders and his brothers inherited his father's auto detailing business.

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Photograph of the exterior of the Cove Hotel, original headquarters for Operation Life

Date

unspecified year in 198X

Description

Exterior view of the former Cove Hotel, which became the headquarters for Operation Life.

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Photograph of Carver House Hotel and Casino, circa 1961

Date

1961

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white photograph of Carver House Hotel and Casino, featuring a view of the marquees, circa 1961.

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