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Rodney Sumpter oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Rodney Sumpter conducted by Dennis McBride on January 20, 2004 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. In this interview, Sumpter discusses Fred Schoonmaker, a Reno, Nevada gay activist, and his efforts to create Stonewall Park, a town for LGBTQ members in Nevada that was never realized. Sumpter describes his professional relationship with Schoonmaker as his attorney. He also recalls the early stages for Stonewall Park, including finding a location and struggling to find financial and local support for the town. Lastly, Sumpter talks about Schoonmaker's HIV health issues and his personal thoughts on the LGBTQ community.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Spectrum queer organization booth at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image, 2013 September 07
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Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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J. W. Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa bus at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image, 2013 September 07
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Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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J. W. Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa bus at the Gay Pride festival, Clark County Government Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image, 2013 September 07
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Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Customers at Vicious Rumors Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including groundbreaking for Teen Center, Zion Missionaries program, Mrs. Gay, Kappas and high school students, drill team, bicycle champion at Kit Carson, Senator Cannon at child care, and adult class, 1965
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Photographer's notations: Ground Breaking for Teen Center, Zion Missionaries program, Mrs. Gay [?], Kappas & High School Students, 4-7 K.C. Drill Team, 20-23 Bicycle Champ at K.C., 24-30 Senator Cannon at Child Care, 31, 32 Adult Class.
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