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Second annual Gay Pride Parade lining up, image 001: photographic print
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Second annual Gay Pride Parade lining up, image 002: photographic print
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Las Vegas' Gay Yellow Pages Telephone Directories
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Archival Collection
Series I. Archived websites, 2017 to 2018
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The series is comprised of archived captures of websites and social media sites related to the October 1, 2017 mass shooting that occurred at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives staff selected websites that represent immediate news coverage of the event from established and alternative news media. The majority of content on these sites is comprised of articles and news stories from local, national, and international news media outlets. Established news media sources include the
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Grand Marshal Kenny Kerr in the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Barr Smith oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Barr Smith conducted by Melvin Smail on February 22, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Smith discusses his personal history and the history of Las Vegas, Nevada. Smith discusses working at the Basic Magnesium plant, playing high stakes poker games with prominent gamblers like "Nick the Greek," and the casinos built on the early Las Vegas Strip. Smith also describes how Las Vegas has changed, the different forms of gambling and gaming available in the city, and life in 1940s Las Vegas.
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Second annual Gay Pride Parade lining up, image 004: photographic print
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Afton Powers oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Afton Powers conducted by Stephen Johnson on January 22, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Powers discusses living in St. Thomas, Nevada before the town was submerged in water after the construction of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam). She describes the utilities they had, her recreational activities, and how the town prepared for its eventual submersion.
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Sue Melfi and Ken Tomoroy at the Golden Rainbow booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Unidentified person dressed up in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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