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Gay Kauffman Nevada Test Site Papers
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The collection includes materials from the Nevada Test Site (1955-1967) including newsletters published by the Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. and photographs of Southern Nevada flora, fauna, and archaeology. It also includes photographs of test explosions at the Nevada Test Site, as well as photographs documenting a visit from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials and a visit from John F. Kennedy to the Nevada Test Site. The collection also contains an oversized poster of an atomic explosion and one of a nuclear rocket development station.
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Four booths in one at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Jane Heenan oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Jane Heenan conducted by Dennis McBride on June 21 and 28, and August 30, 2005 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In the interviews, Heenan begins by clarifying the vocabulary used within the transgender and queer communities for self-identification, comparing these terms with terms used in the medical and psychological fields. They then discusses the distinction between gender identity and sexual orientation. Next, Heenan recalls growing up and in Chicago, Illinois, coming out in the 1990s, and undergoing sex reassignment surgery. Lastly, they talk about arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994, the Las Vegas transgender support and advocacy community, and Las Vegas transgender organizations.
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Crowd seated at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Crowd seated at Gay Pride, image 002: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Crowd seated at Gay Pride, image 003: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. (5-8-99)
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Lavell Jarrett oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lavell Jarrett conducted by Robert B. Grzywacz on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Jarrett discusses his early life in Utah and his career with the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Fashions 94 Fundraiser for the Gay & Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Walter Zick oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Walter Zick conducted by Maureen Kelly Ryan on February 22, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Zick discusses architecture and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to work at the Basic Magnesium Plant.
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Dennis McBride and Shaun Slaughter at Gay Pride: photographic print
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