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Photograph of a group of men and women at an NAACP event, no date
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of a group of men and women at an event for the NAACP. Katherine Joseph is attributed with having made the clothing for this NAACP event.
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Photograph of D.D. Cotton with friends at a Westside Club, 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of D. D. Cotton (center) and two friends at a Westside clubs.
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Photograph of Black Teen Pageant contestants and Greg Morris, 1970s
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Archival Collection
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Color photograph of contestants of the Miss Black Teen pageant. Greg Morris (back row, center) emceed the event.
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Newspaper article, Pioneer worked Union Pacific for life, Las Vegas Review-Journal, September 23, 1973
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Newspaper article about Orien Stevens who worked on railroad for 48 years, from 1925 to 1973. The article discusses his retirement, positions he was able to hold, and work environment.
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Newspaper article, Pioneer Las Vegan Sees Town Grow, Las Vegas Sun, February 9, 1965
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Newspaper article featuring Lucretia Stevens. She moved to Las Vegas in 1923 when the town was about six blocks square and about 60 people made up the black community.
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Newspaper article, Night for youths, All-Day workshop head many events, Las Vegas Sun, February 9, 1965
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Newspaper article featuring information about the Negro National History Week events taking place in schools and churches in February 1965.
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Newspaper clipping, Photograph with black community leaders, Homecoming Committee, publication and date unknown
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Newspaper clipping of photograph with caption: Homecoming Committee -- Left to right - Sarann Knight, Rev. Willie Davis, Lubertha M. Johnson, Rev. Jesse D. Scott, and Judge Addelair D. Guy.
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Newspaper clipping, Photograph with Verlia Davis presenting oral histories, The Advertiser, February 21, 1979
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Newspaper clipping with photograph featuring Verlia Davis, Sarann Knight, Lubertha Johnson and Arlone Scott receiving oral histories taken in the 1970s for "The Black Experience in Southern Nevada."
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Newspaper clipping, NAACP Bachelor of the Year Fund Raising Affair, publication unknown, April 29, 1976
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Newspaper clipping with photograph featuring Toni Miller from Western Airlines buying an advertisement from NAACP representatives Saran Knight, Eleanor Walker and Lubertha Johnson.
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Issues of The Voice newspaper: March 25, 1954; April 15, 1954; May 1, 1954
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Archival Collection
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First three issues of Las Vegas Voice newspaper from March 25 (Volume 1, Number 1), April 15 (Volume 1, Number 2), and May 1, 1954 (Volume 1, Number 3).
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