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Jimmy Gay at his desk: portrait photograph
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white portrait photograph of Jimmy Gay working at his desk, dated 1946.
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Audio recording clip of interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White, September 14, 2011
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White on September 14, 2011. Eppenger describes his arrest for a curfew violation while leaving work following a riot on the Westside in 1969.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Mozella Sheds Scott by Claytee D. White, November 30, 2010
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Mozella Sheds Scott conducted by Claytee D. White on November 30, 2010. Scott describes working in a commercial kitchen and leaving her job to attend Nevada Southern University (UNLV).
Sound
Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940
Date
Description
Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.
Text
Black Entertainers in Las Vegas: 1940 - 1960
Date
Description
Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald reflecting on black entertainers during the early days of the Las Vegas Strip, dated 1988.
Text
Essay, A Demographic Impact of Basic Magnesium on Southern Nevada, by Roosevelt Fitzgerald, May 12, 1982
Date
Description
Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald focusing on demographic changes in southern Nevada from 1940-1945 and the war industry's effect on black employment, particularly the impact of Basic Magnesium, dated 1982.
Text
Portrait photograph of Lubertha Johnson at home, 1978
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Color portrait photograph of Lubertha Johnson in her Las Vegas home in 1978.
Image
Audio recording clip of interview with Viola Johnson by Claytee D. White, March 12, 1996
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Viola Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on March 12, 1996. Johnson describes Las Vegas living conditions in 1942.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee D. White, February 1, 1996, and April 15, 1996
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Essie Shelton Jacobs by Claytee White on February 1, 1996 and April 15, 1996. Jacobs discusses her role as a shop steward in the Culinary Union and describes community relations with the union.
Sound
Lee Henry Lisby: photograph
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Lee Henry Lisby in a residential neighborhood.
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