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Photographs of First rally of the Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 07 (folder 3 of 3)
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Culinary Union workers march in the first rally of the Frontier Strike on August 7, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, images show police officers on bicycles and Culinary Union workers crowding around Jim Arnold, former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union. The Frontier marquee is depicted and reads, "Welcome teachers & ironworkers, bottled beer 25 cents 2pm Aug. 7 .. 10"Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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Audio recording clip of interview with Paul Pradia by Claytee D. White, July 13, 2010
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Part of an interview with Paul Pradia conducted by Claytee D. White on July 13, 2010. Pradia describes how golfing helped him advance his career and his support of women golfers.
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Video interview with Rose Hamilton, Carolyn Haywood, Marilyn Armstrong, Hannah Johnson, Bobbie Gilmore and Delores "Dodi" Johnson, January 20, 2007
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Oral history conversation with Rose Hamilton, Carolyn Haywood, Marilyn Armstrong, Hannah Johnson, Bobbie Gilmore and Delores (Dodi) Johnson. The group shares memories of how they and their families came to live in Las Vegas during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Gavrin, David
David Gavrin, a former teacher, has been an on and off resident of Las Vegas since 1974 until he moved permanently to the town in 2003. He and his wife, Rosa, a former CPA, were from New York and were members of Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn New York. When they moved to Las Vegas they purchased a house near Midbar Kodesh Temple and have been active members ever since with David serving as the Men's Club President.
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Speer, Nila Ullom, 1919-2007
Nila Ullom was the daughter of George and Norma Ullom. She was born and raised in Las Vegas, and lived the rest of her life there. She was a charter member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, golfer, the director of the Girl Scout Council, PTA President at Mayfair Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, and John C. Fremont Junior High. She was also a Sunday school teacher, and contribited to many social causes.
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Wright, Lucille, 1913-2001
Lucille Wilson was born to Emma Fineel and Thomas H. Wilson in Verona, Missouri on January 13, 1913. She spent most of her young life in Illinois. She worked as a teacher and married John S. Wright in 1939. The couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 when he got a job at Nevada Southern University, now known as the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The couple had three children. Lucille passed away on November 19, 2001 in Las Vegas.
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Vegas PBS Interviews for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project
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Oral history interviews with Ruby Amie Pilot, Eva G. Simmons, Melvin Sanders, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Hannah Brown, Sonny Thomas, and Claytee White conducted by Vegas PBS on April 01, 2013, April 02, 2013, April 12, 2013, and November 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, the participants discuss their early lives and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot talks about segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, integration, and the importance of church activities in the African American community. Simmons describes her career as a teacher, the schools on the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Thomas describes the funeral industry and his role as a funeral director. McMillan-Arnold talks about segregated Las Vegas, African American entertainers, and the issue of homelessness on the Westside. Brown remembers growing up on the Westside, segregated schools, and her role as President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Las Vegas chapter. Lastly, Sanders discusses his childhood in Las Vegas, being the son of a preacher, and the redevelopment of the Westside.
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