Search Results
Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 2 of 13)
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Frontier Strike participants march on the Las Vegas Strip near the Riviera, Hilton, Stardust, and Frontier. Strikers are holding banners, protest signs, and multiple flags, including the American flag. Banners reading "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC" are prominently displayed. On site is former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Image
Bernard Lee Brown oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with Bernard Lee Brown conducted by Marcus Brown for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Brown discusses his work at various gaming properties on the Las Vegas Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, owning his own shoe business, working at the Nevada Test Site, racial discrimination, and the role of unions. He also discusses the overall changes of Las Vegas over time.
Archival Collection
James M. Lancaster oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with James M. Lancaster conducted by Linda Voorvart on March 04, 1980 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Lancaster explains how he first came to Southern Nevada from Mexico and Cuba. Lancaster then goes on to explain his occupational history as a senior safety engineer and power plant operator, and the different jobs that he held in Southern Nevada, specifically at the Nevada Test Site.
Archival Collection
Gail Hambley oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
Oral history interview with Gail Hambley conducted by Mike Hinton on February 25, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Hambley reflects upon her upbringing in early Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses her schooling at Las Vegas High School with wooden desks and no air conditioning, memories at the Stewart Ranch and Hoover Dam, and her job with the Nevada Test Site.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the Clark County Court House, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1933
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Postcard of a the Goldfield Hotel, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Site Name: Goldfield Hotel (Goldfield, Nev.)
Image
Photograph of the Las Vegas train depot at the end of Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Photograph of the exterior of the Las Vegas Drug Store, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1905-1906
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Photograph of a blast during the construction of Hoover Dam, 1931
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Photograph of Hoover Dam construction, April 25, 1935
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image