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Marge Jacques oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Marge Jacques conducted by Dennis McBride on November 19, 1998 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Jacques discusses her friendship with the former Governor of Nevada Grant Sawyer. She talks about LGBTQ supporting policies that Sawyer contributed in, and his involvement with the progress of LGBTQ civil rights in Nevada. Lastly, Jacques describes Grant's social obligations during his time in office.
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Ralph Denton oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ralph Denton conducted by Dennis McBride on June 05, 2007 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Denton discusses Fred Alward, Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in the 1930s, and his political campaign running for Governor in 1938. Denton talks about Alward having to drop out of the race because of the backlash he received for being gay.
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Lee Martin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lee Martin conducted by Dennis McBride on May 01, 2013 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Martin discusses his involvement with the Nevada Gay Action League and the Pacifica Hotel, an effort to open a gay resort in Las Vegas, Nevada during the mid 1980s. He describes managing Paradise Bookstore, a bookstore for gay literature, in downtown Las Vegas. Lastly, Martin discusses other gay businesses that he was involved with in Las Vegas.
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Miss Back Door Contest: photographic prints
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Miss Back Door Contest in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Ken Christmas, "Mr. Las Vegas Leather, 2001": photographic prints
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Sonny Brown and Bill Sullivan: photographic prints
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Carlo Roncancio and an unidentified person in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Kenny Kerr, Las Vegas performer, Las Vegas performer in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Charmers Serial Party in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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