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Transcript of interview with Alma Whitney by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1996

Date

1996-03-03

Description

Interview with Alma Whitney conducted by Claytee D. White on March 3, 1996. Seeking better employment opportunities, Whitney moved to Las Vegas from Tallulah, Louisiana, at the age of sixteen. Whitney supported Westside churches and schools and was respected as supervisor in housekeeping at Desert Inn. Whitney provides information on the African American migration to Las Vegas during the 1940s, post-war race relations in Las Vegas, the daily work of hotel maids, and the Culinary Union.

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Newspaper clipping, Photograph with black community leaders, Homecoming Committee, publication and date unknown

Date

Unknown year

Description

Newspaper clipping of photograph with caption: Homecoming Committee -- Left to right - Sarann Knight, Rev. Willie Davis, Lubertha M. Johnson, Rev. Jesse D. Scott, and Judge Addelair D. Guy.

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Newspaper clipping, Photograph with Verlia Davis presenting oral histories, The Advertiser, February 21, 1979

Date

1979-02-21

Description

Newspaper clipping with photograph featuring Verlia Davis, Sarann Knight, Lubertha Johnson and Arlone Scott receiving oral histories taken in the 1970s for "The Black Experience in Southern Nevada."

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Dave and Marcia Washington and their children: photograph

Date

2000 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Marcia and Dave Washington (seated) and their children (standing, left to right): Amber, Ray, Angel and April. Framed certificates and plaques are on the wall behind the group.

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Dave Washington with Mayor Oscar Goodman: photograph

Date

2005 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Las Vegas Fire Chief David L. Washington, standing next to a Las Vegas Fire Department truck, prior to the start of a parade. Mayor Goodman wears a sash designating him as the Grand Marshall. Handwritten on back in pen, "Mayor Oscar Goodman + David L. Washington, Fire Chief, prior to the start of many parades they attended together."

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Photograph of (left to right) April, Carrie, Josh, Johnie, Eddie, and Jeff Wright, 1991

Date

1991

Description

Color photograph of grandparents Eddie and Johnie Wright with their son, Jeff, and his three children, 1991.

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Photograph of guests at Eddie and Johnie Wright's wedding reception, April 25, 1957

Date

1957-04-25

Description

Black and white photograph of guests at the wedding reception for Eddie and Johnie Wright, April 25, 1957.

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Photograph of Lonnie Wright (left) with William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson at Hurricane Katrina fundraiser, circa 2006

Date

2006 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (left), William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson during a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims who relocated to Las Vegas, circa 2006.

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Audio recording clip of Interview with Eddie & Johnie Wright

Date

2012-10-06
2012-10-13
2012-11-16
2012-11-28

Description

Part of an interview with Eddie Wright, Jr. by Leon Green in the fall of 2012. Wright talks about his different jobs and the part his race played in getting jobs in the workforce.

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Photograph of Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton at The Meadows Playhouse, circa 1970

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Description

Black and white photograph of a scene staged at The Meadows Playhouse, featuring Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton, circa 1970.

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