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Photograph of Sheriff Sam Gay, Las Vegas, circa 1906-1920s
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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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Brenda Mason oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Brenda Mason conducted by Claytee D. White on December 20, 2006 and December 22, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Mason discusses attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the 1970s. She also recalls serving two terms on the Nevada Board of Regents and being recognized for her efforts in affirmative action. She then discusses her work as a paralegal in the U.S. Attorney's office in San Diego, California.
Archival Collection
Publications: Las Vegas Gay Yellow Pages, 2003-2004
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Maxine Butler oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Maxine Butler conducted by Frank Johnson on April 22, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Butler discusses her early life in Jonesboro, Louisiana. She talks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1965, the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Butler recalls working at The Cove as a cocktail waitress, the reopening of Moulin Rouge Hotel, and the African American community on the Westside. Later, Butler discusses her involvement at Greater Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, the importance of church to the African American community, and compares church life in Jonesboro and Las Vegas. Lastly, Butler talks about changes in the Westside.
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Mark Brandenburg oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Mark Brandenburg conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 22, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brandenburg discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his stepfather’s involvement with the opening of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, becoming a co-owner of the property in 1990, and joining other downtown properties to form the Fremont Street Experience. Brandenburg describes the challenges in competing with mega-resorts on the Strip, modernizing the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and weaving the history of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino with that of the more recent Fremont Street Experience. Lastly, Brandenburg discusses the monetization of the street, and the future of the Fremont Street Experience.
Archival Collection
Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth Group booth at Gay Pride: photographic print, 1997
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 037
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Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus performing at Gay Pride, image 002: photographic print, 1998
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 038
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Las Vegas Gay and Lesbian Chorus performing at Gay Pride, image 003: photographic print, 1998
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 038
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Gay Or Not, 2005
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-030
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