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Nevada State Museum
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sheilagh Brooks Collection on Nevada Historical Sites and Museums
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Archival Component
Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 3 of 13)
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Archival Collection
Description
Frontier Strike participants march on Las Vegas Boulevard with banners, protest posters, and multiple flags, including the American flag. Buildings included in photographs are the Hilton Hotel and Casino and the Las Vegas Convention Center. On site is former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Images also show police officers on bicycles during march. Banners read: "Justice for janitors, SEIU Local 339, AFL-CIO, CLC," "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC." The Hilton's marquee reads: "Hilton welcomes Service Employees International Union." Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Photograph of Cashman Ferry, before 1930
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the Colorado River at the site of the Cashman Ferry
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Cashman Ferry"
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