Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Displaying results 40031 - 40040 of 40072

Photographs of Frontier Strike: boiler makers rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 15 (folder 1 of 3)

Date

1991-08-15

Description

Culinary Union workers strike outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino during the Boilermakers rally on August 15, 1991. Images include protesters along the Frontier Hotel and Casino and the Stardust Resort and Casino. Images of the Main Street Hotel and Casino are also included. The Frontier marquee is pictured, it reads: "Welcome Boilermakers, players bar 10am to 10pm, boilermakers 50 cents, bottle beer 25 cents."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; Stardust Resort and Casino; Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: boiler makers rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 15 (folder 2 of 3)

Date

1991-08-15

Description

Culinary Union workers strike outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino on August 15, 1991. Strikers are seen marching with protest signs reading "Protest Unfair Labor Practices." Images show Hattie Canty, president of the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union Local 226, participating in the rally.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 21 (folder 4 of 4)

Date

1991-09-21

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold hands out flyers at the entrance of the Frontier Hotel and Casino as strikers picket with signs nearby. News media can also be seen asking strikers and bystanders for interviews.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: civil disobedience, traffic blocking, arrests, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (Folder 2 of 2)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union workers participate in an evening sit-in and block traffic in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino on September 28, 1991. Images show the American flag and police officers interacting with strikers.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 1 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold leads a group of protestors to form a circle in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers are seen detaining strikers.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; Las Vegas Boulevard

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 2 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold leads strikers in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino, and is seen being taken into custody by Las Vegas police. Strikers are seen sitting in a large circle in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 3 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and a group of strikers block traffic in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers are seen taking participants, including Jim Arnold, into custody. A crowd of supporters is seen in the background carrying signs that say, "FRONTIER UNFAIR".Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 4 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Hundreds of strikers and supporters gather outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold is seen holding an American flag in the middle of the street and then being removed by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike sit-in, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (Folder 1 of 2)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold holds an American flag in the middle of the street surrounded by a group of people during a sit-in. News reporters are seen at the Frontier Strike prior to the arrests by the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metropolitan Police Department.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Photographs of Frontier Strike sit-in, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 2 of 2)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Frontier Strike participants block traffic in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Participants in the sit-in are seen holding hands and standing up while Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers stand by.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image