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Peter F. Perazzo oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02772

Abstract

Oral history interview with Peter F. Perazzo conducted by Claytee D. White on July 22, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Perazzo discusses his personal history and moving from Reno, Nevada to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s. Perazzo talks about his Native American ancestry, his career in land surveying, and how construction and land surveying have changed over the years. He then describes designing public and residential buildings in Las Vegas, and at the Nevada Test Site. Later, Perazzo discusses his employment at the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in 1985 and in 1995 at the Nevada Department of Transportation, where he was involved in many state projects such as the Hoover Dam bypass, Red Rock state road, and freeway widening.

Archival Collection

Gay rights, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

National Organization for Women, Las Vegas Chapter Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00354
Collection Name: National Organization for Women, Las Vegas Chapter Records
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Café de Paris, menu, June 22, 1888

Date

1888-06-22

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Handwritten menu Restaurant: Café de Paris (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Text

Stella Champo Iaconis oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-00921

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Stella Champo Iaconis conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on July 22, 1981 and July 23, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Iaconis discusses her personal history and family background. Iaconis also recalls moving from Sparks, Nevada to Las Vegas, Nevada and provides a recollection of the city. Iaconis then discusses Block 16 and the increase of women working in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of painting at the Gay 90s Bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Large painting of Old West dancers and gamblers hanging at the Gay 90s Bar at the Hotel Last Frontier. Site Name: Hotel Last Frontier (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Image

Café de Paris, menu, July 22nd, 1888

Date

1888-07-22

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: Café de Paris (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Text

Cast of "A Very Gay Christmas Carol" in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints

Date

2001 (year approximate)

Description

From the Las Vegas Bugle Photograph Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (PH-00336). Cast of "A Very Gay Christmas Carol" (c. 2001?). Center Stage Production.

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Ivory H. Blue II oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00116

Abstract

Oral history interview with Ivory H. Blue II conducted by John Grygo on 2013 February 22 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. This oral history documents the early life of Ivory H. Blue II in Las Vegas, Nevada while growing up in the Westside projects. He also discusses his college years in the 1990s at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Archival Collection

Gay Pride events

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00263
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Multiple booths combined at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. Booth for the Imperial Royal Sovereign Court of the Desert Empire, Inc.; Backdoor Lounge; Eagle Bar; and the Spotlight Lounge. (5-8-99)

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