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The Experience booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. The Experience self-awareness program booth.

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Michael Conarroe at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Michael Conarroe. (4-5-98)

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Marge Jacques oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02553

Abstract

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.

Archival Collection

Kitty Wright oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02568

Abstract

Oral history interview with Kitty Wright conducted by Dennis McBride on January 25, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Wright discusses the life of her friend Suzanne Daly and the court cases that Daly faced. Wright recalls her memories with Daly, the court case regarding the custody of Daly's child, and her life after having a sex reassignment surgery.

Archival Collection

Rob Schlegel at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

The third annual Gay Pride parade at Sunset Park, 1999. Photographer: Dennis McBride; Rob Schlegel. (5-8-99)

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Zina Tago at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Zina Tago. At Sunset Park, 4-25-98.

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Gipsy nightclub booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997, Sunset Park. Gipsy nightclub booth.

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Aquiles Garcia oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02250

Abstract

Oral history interview with Aquiles Garcia conducted by Claytee D. White on January 10 and February 20, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Garcia discusses the political atmosphere and risks of being gay in Juan Perón’s Argentina in the 1940s, Las Vegas, Nevada life in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his dual Las Vegas careers as a dancer and a casino dealer throughout the second half of the twentieth century.

Archival Collection

Larry Cooper oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03404

Abstract

Oral history interview with Larry Cooper conducted by Claytee D. White on March 05, 2018 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Cooper discusses his early life in Las Vegas, Nevada and growing up in the Westside. He talks about his educational experiences in Las Vegas, attending the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (now University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff), and teaching mathematics. Cooper recalls his employment at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, becoming Vice President of Emerging Markets, and relocating around the United States for work. He remembers moving back to Las Vegas in the mid-2000s, his friendship with civil rights leader Jimmy Gay, and the contributions Gay made for the African American community. Cooper describes Westside businesses, and casinos on Jackson Street. Lastly, Cooper discusses the future of the Westside.

Archival Collection

Neon Squares booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1997-05-10

Description

Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park, 5-10-97. Neon Squares gay square dance group.

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