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Unidentified persons at the Aid for AIDS of Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Henry Shepherd oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Henry Shepherd conducted by Claytee D. White on October 22, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Shepherd discusses being an African-American bartender on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip, hired as a result of the 1971 consent decree. He also recalls memories of Jackson Street, the homes in North Las Vegas, and the hotels in downtown Las Vegas and on the Strip.
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People sitting in shade at Sunset Park during Gay Pride: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. (5-10-97)
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Booths and people at Sunset Park for Gay Pride, image 007: photographic print
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Gay Pride 1998 at Sunset Park. Photographer: Dennis McBride. (4-25-98)
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Booths and people at Sunset Park for Gay Pride, image 010: photographic print
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride (4-25-98)
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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.
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Fred E. Anderson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Fred Anderson conducted by Cortez Corley on April 22, 1986 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Anderson discusses his history of living in Ely, Nevada. Anderson primarily discusses his experiences as a miner working for the Kennecott Copper Corporation. He also mentions his experiences with unions, atomic testing, and the growth of Nevada in general.
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Royal Barony of the Desert Empire booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Gay Pride parade paused at Naples and Paradise Road, image 003: photographic print
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Flex nightclub float in the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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