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Exterior view of The Mint Las Vegas on Fremont Street: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
Image
Audio clip from interview with Nathaniel Whaley by John Grygo, March 6, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
In this clip, Nathaniel Whaley talks about the differences between the opportunities for weekend entertainment for black and white young people in Las Vegas in the 1940s and 1950s.
Sound
Audio clip from interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot, August 7, 2012
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Ruby Amie-Pilot on August 7, 2012. In this clip Amie-Pilot talks about plans to picket Floyd Patterson fight at the Las Vegas Convention Center, because blacks not allowed to attend.
Sound
Audio recording clip from an interview with James Jones Jr. by Barbara Tabach, February 28, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview of James Jones, Jr. conducted by Barbara Tabach, February 28, 2013 . Jones Jr. highlights his work opportunities and racism in 1959 Las Vegas. In the clip, Jones Jr. discusses his first job in Las Vegas, where he became ill after four hours, and his subsequent job at a neighborhood grocery store.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Greg McCurdy by Claytee D. White, August 31, 2013
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Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Greg McCurdy by Claytee White on August 31, 2013. McCurdy talks about one of his mentors, Herman Moody, the first African American police officer in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Sound
Audio recording clip of interview with Lucille Bryant by Claytee D. White, December 13, 1995
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Part of an interview with Lucille Bryant conducted by Claytee D. White on December 13, 1995. In the clip, Bryant compares economic opportunities in Tallulah and Las Vegas in the 1950s.
Sound
Clinton Wright Photographs
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Abstract
The Clinton Wright Photographs (1964-2018) contains black-and-white photographic negatives of various sizes, dating from 1964 to 1971. The images document the Black experience in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s and 1970s, and capture scenes of everyday life in the historic Black neighborhood known as the Westside, social events such as weddings and parties, and events hosted by local churches. The collection also contains a photograph of Clinton Wright from 2017 when he visited the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections and Archives, and a memorial program for his wife, Joyce Wright, who passed away in 2018.
Archival Collection
