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Slide of people on a stage at an American Peace Test demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, June 1986

Date

1986-06

Description

Color image of people on and around a stage set up for a demonstration held on World Peace Day by American Peace Test, a group protesting nuclear testing. The stage has large banners and displays many international flags. One of the banners reads, "Nuremberg requires that we act."

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Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection

Identifier

MS-00842

Abstract

The Dennis McBride LGBTQ Poster and Sign Collection (1977-2018) contains posters and signs created by the Las Vegas, Nevada Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community, collected by historian Dennis McBride. These handmade and commercially printed signs cover events of particular interest to the Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ community, including social events, entertainment venues, political rallies, and Gay Pride events.

Archival Collection

Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas: Anti-Gay Demonstrations at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Liberace Museum, journal transcript by Dennis McBride, 2001 March 10

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01083
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada Anti-Gay Counter-Protest Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-052

Archival Component

Slide of a large wooden cross covered in paper signs at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, March 24, 1989

Date

1989-03-24

Description

Color image of protesters near a large wooden cross covered in small pieces of paper at a demonstration held on Good Friday against nuclear testing. The names of nuclear tests have been written on the papers and nailed to the cross. Several police officers carrying zip ties are visible in the background.

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Sister Klaryta Antoszewska, Rosalie Bertell, and other protestors: photographic print

Date

2000-01-04

Description

Sr. Klaryta Antoszewska, Rosalie Bertell, and other protestors at the Nevada Test Site. January 4, 2000.

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Eaton, Mary, 1908-2009

Mary Eaton was born April 14, 1908 in Kansas. She was born Protestant and became involved with the Grace Community Church. Mary married her husband, Bruce, in June of 1931. They moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1932 and raised their two children there. Eatn was a teacher and civic leader in Boulder City. She passed away January 31, 2009.

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