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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 004
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#VegasStrong: archived website, 2018
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Web Archive on the October 1, 2017 Shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 002
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Juliana Chen archived websites
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Collection Name: Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American & Pacific Islander Web Archive
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Delta Lambda Phi at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Elgin Holbert Jr. oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Elgin Holbert Jr. conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2021 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Elgin Holbert Jr. discusses growing up in the Westside community of Las Vegas, the activities he participated in as a child, community leaders he admired, and his observations of mixed family life (as his father was Black and his mother was white). Elgin also speaks of his work as a Red Cap on the Union Pacific Railroad (UPR), his time at Nevada Power, and his experience dealing cards at various Las Vegas casinos including the Riviera Hotel and Casino (for 15 years), the Tropicana Las Vegas (for 15 years), and the Treasure Island Hotel (for 20 years).
Subjects discussed include: Viola Cunningham; Union Pacific Railroad; Riviera Hotel and Casino; Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel Casino; Treasure Island Hotel; Cotton Bowl; Jimmy Gay; Jefferson Recreational Center; and Eleanor Walker
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D. Taylor oral history interview
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Oral history interview with D. Taylor conducted by Claytee White on July 25, 2014 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Taylor recalls the 1984 Culinary Workers Union Local 226 citywide strike for improved health coverage for employees. He also talks about the history of the labor union, its leadership, and the union representative structure giving a larger voice to the racially diverse workforce in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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DesertSol: archived website, 2018
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Solar Decathlon Records
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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 016
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Crowd watching Cyndi Lauper perform at Gay Pride, image 007: photographic print
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