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Yearbook page featuring Marcia Washington on the Valley Viking Kadettes Drill Team, 1970
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Archival Collection
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The Valley High School Yearbook featured a page on the school's drill team, in which Marcia participated.
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Photograph of Morris Johnson and Will Anderson, circa 1980
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Archival Collection
Description
Color photograph of Morris Johnson (hat and glasses). Johnson owned Hamburger Heaven until selling to Will (center) and Helen Anderson in 1980.
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Photograph of black law enforcement officers, 2000
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Archival Collection
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(L-R) Charles Hank (Captain, Metro); Vic Dunn (Deputy Chief, North Las Vegas police); Greg Boyakins (Postal Inspector); Greg McCurdy (Las Vegas Metro); Chuck Mangrum (retired Lt., Metro)
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Photograph of Greg McCurdy (right) and Sheriff Jerry Keller, 2002
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Archival Collection
Description
Greg McCurdy and Sheriff Jerry Keller with his Lloyd Sealy Award at a National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives [NOBLE] meeting in 2002.
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Audrey James oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Audrey James conducted by Claytee D. White on July 20 and July 27, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. James discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 and working as an elementary school teacher. She also discusses starting a project to provide books for children in African countries, being an active church member, and volunteering in a food bank operation.
Archival Collection
Newspaper clipping, Photograph with Verlia Davis presenting oral histories, The Advertiser, February 21, 1979
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Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper clipping with photograph featuring Verlia Davis, Sarann Knight, Lubertha Johnson and Arlone Scott receiving oral histories taken in the 1970s for "The Black Experience in Southern Nevada."
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Photograph of Dell Ray Rhodes with her brother an an unidentified male child in Westside Alley, 1955
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Archival Collection
Description
Dell Ray Rhodes with her brother in the alley behind her grandmother's house , between Monroe and Jackson Streets in 1955. (as featured with oral history transcript)
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Series of three Polaroid photographs of Marzette Lewis at her desk
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Archival Collection
Description
Series of three color Polaroid photographs taken for the Hall of Fame showing Marzette Lewis at her desk.
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James Jones Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with James Jones Jr. conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 28, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Jones discusses growing up in Waverly and Tallulah, Louisiana in the 1940s. He talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959, his initial impressions of the city, and his employment at the Nevada Test Site. Jones then describes race discrimination on the Strip, the type of jobs available to African Americans, and his experiences living on the Westside. Later, Jones recalls seeing Sammy Davis Jr. perform at the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas, meeting Martin Luther King Jr., and changes in the Westside. Lastly, Jones discusses his career in funeral services, describes the industry, and running his own business, Thomas and Jones Funeral Home.
Archival Collection
Charles Seals oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Charles Seals conducted by Claytee D. White on July 14, 2017 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Seals discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up on the Westside. He recalls attending Madison Elementary School, being involved in church activities, and his initial interests in religious ministry. Seals talks about working in the funeral industry, and starting a church in the mid-1980s. Seals recalls the African American church leaders in the Westside and other community leaders at the time. He describes businesses on Jackson Street and recreational activities he participated in. Later, Seals discusses his mother, Rosie Seals, and her involvement in the Welfare Rights movement, being a founding member of the Clark County Welfare Rights Organization (CCWRO), and starting Operation Life. Lastly, Seals talks about the issue of substance abuse, organized crime, and the lack of financial investment into the Westside.
Archival Collection