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Photograph of a group at an NAACP event including Eleanor Walker, no date
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of a group of women, including former NAACP President Eleanor Walker (third from left).
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Photograph of Albert Lyles receiving a golf trophy, no date
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of Albert Lyles receiving a golf trophy. Albert Lyles is considered the first black bail bondsman in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of a group of men and women at an NAACP event, no date
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of a group of men and women at an event for the NAACP. Katherine Joseph is attributed with having made the clothing for this NAACP event.
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Photograph of D.D. Cotton with friends at a Westside Club, 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of D. D. Cotton (center) and two friends at a Westside clubs.
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Photograph of Black Teen Pageant contestants and Greg Morris, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of contestants of the Miss Black Teen pageant. Greg Morris (back row, center) emceed the event.
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Bass, Wilma, 1939-
Wilma (Frank) Bass (1939- ) is a retired Las Vegas, Nevada jewelry salesperson. Born and raised in New York, New York, Bass graduated from high school around 1958. She married Burt Bass in 1960 and the family moved to Las Vegas in the 1974.
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Shaw, Gilbert, 1928-
Gilbert Shaw, better known as Gil, is an original member of Congregation Ner Tamid, a Reform synagogue in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shaw was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Los Angeles, California. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the US Navy and became a combat correspondent and was trained as a journalist and photographer. In 1973 Shaw and his family moved to Los Vegas, Nevada where he took on a sales position and eventually became a regional manager for Familian Pipe and Supply Company.
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