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I.J. Travel float in the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Keys Lounge float in the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Third annual Gay Pride Parade check-in, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified persons at the Aid for AIDS of Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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I.J. Travel float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride parade paused at Naples and Paradise Road, image 003: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Royal Barony of the Desert Empire booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Hazel Gay conducted by Claytee D. White on December 2, 1995. Hazel and her husband Jimmy Gay moved to Las Vegas in 1946, becoming leaders in the African American community during the civil rights era.
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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
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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 annual Gay Pride Parade check-in, image 002: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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