Interview with Rachel Coleman conducted by Claytee D. White on July 24, 1996. Born in Fayette, Mississippi, Coleman moved to Las Vegas in the 1950s and began washing dishes at the Tropicana. In 1969, having worked for a number of hotels, she was promoted to executive housekeeper at The Hacienda. She ran for president of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 in 1987. Coleman recalls Las Vegas race and labor relations through the decades.
Dorothy Dorothy (right) and Margaret Moore (left) planning the 17th annual Powder Puff Derby for the flying organization, the 99's, July 1963. The folders say that the event lasts from July 13th-17th.