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Photograph of Chabad of Las Vegas, Las Vegas (Nev.), September 22, 2016
Date
Archival Collection
Description
The Chabad of Las Vegas at 1261 Arville Street.
Image
Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
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Abstract
The
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
Description
Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
Text
It's a Gay, Gay World, 2004
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2004-035
Archival Component
Fashions 94 Fundraiser for the Gay & Lesbian Community Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Archival Collection
Description
Image
Jimmy Gay at his desk: portrait photograph
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white portrait photograph of Jimmy Gay working at his desk, dated 1946.
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Jack LeVine oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Jack LeVine conducted by Suzanne Becker on June 28, 2007 for the Voices of the Historic John S. Park neighborhood Oral History Project. LeVine discusses being a real estate agent and a gay man living in Las Vegas, Nevada since moving there in the 1980s.
Archival Collection
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada in the second annual Gay Pride parade, image 001: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
Image
Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada in the second annual Gay Pride parade, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
Image
Las Vegas Bugle float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
Image