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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Second Flex nightclub float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Train stops the third annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified float in the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Ron Guerrero at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Teddy Bears of Southern Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Female impersonator Josh Ryan as Fawn at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Life Newsletters, 1984
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gay Life Newsletters
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Freezone nightclub booth at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print
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Freezone nightclub booth at Gay Pride, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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