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Sunrunners booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Sunrunners booth.
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Unidentified entertainment at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-8-99) Entertainment.
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Larry Cooper oral history interview
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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
Event staff at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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The Experience booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Michael Conarroe at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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J. K. Russ oral history interview
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Oral history interview with J. K. Russ conducted by Claytee D. White on December 22, 2017 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Russ discusses her early life in New Zealand and growing up on a tobacco farm. She remembers arriving to the United States and establishing a career as an artist. Russ talks about the 1 October shooting, creating an art exhibit using cards and letters received from people all over the world, and Las Vegas’ response to the tragedy. Lastly, Russ describes the art community in Las Vegas and the Arts District.
Archival Collection
Zina Tago at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Zina Tago. At Sunset Park, 4-25-98.
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Rob Schlegel at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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The third annual Gay Pride parade at Sunset Park, 1999. Photographer: Dennis McBride; Rob Schlegel. (5-8-99)
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Rose Pry oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rose Pry conducted by Dennis McBride on August 24, 2008 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Pry discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1980s and describes the lesbian community at the time. She talks about Women United of Nevada (WUN), a lesbian-identified organization founded in 1987, the events that they held around the community, and the women who were leaders in the organization. Lastly, Pry then discusses her employment writing for the
Archival Collection