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Transcript of interview with Anna Bailey by Claytee D. White, March 3, 1997

Date

1997-03-03

Description

Interview with Anna Bailey conducted by Claytee D. White on March 3, 1997. Arriving in Las Vegas in 1955 to perform as a dancer for the opening of the Moulin Rouge, Bailey also starred in traveling shows nationally and in Europe. Returning to Las Vegas, she became the first African American to dance in a house chorus line on the Strip. Later she became one of the first black women in Nevada to hold a gaming license, owning and operating several small nightclubs.

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Set of photographs including a wrecked truck for Ray's father, Wilma Prudhummne, a horse jumping, Trena, and Loronza Calhumn

Date

1968

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notations: Wrecked truck for Ray's father, Wilma Prudhummne [?] (at Moulin Rouge), Horse jumping (at Highland), Trena (sleeping), Loronza Calhumn (family).

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Transcript of interview with William H. Bailey by Betty Rosenthal, March 16, 1978

Date

1978-03-16

Archival Collection

Description

Interview with William H. Bailey conducted by Betty Rosenthal on March 16, 1978. Arriving in Las Vegas in 1955, Bailey became an assistant producer and master of ceremonies in the first interracial hotel in Nevada, the Moulin Rouge, and subsequently worked in radio and television. Bailey reflects on the history of discrimination in Las Vegas and its impact on the entertainment industry. Bailey's wife Anna was the first black girl dancer on the Strip in the 1961 production, "Nymphs of the Nile." Appointed by Governor Grant Sawyer to the Nevada State Equal Rights Investigatory Commission in 1961, Bailey served as its chairman and traveled throughout the state holding hearings. He describes his work on the commission and how discrimination in housing personally affected him.

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Film negative portraits of Dr. Charles I. West, May 20, 1955

Date

1955-05-20

Description

Series of three black and white negative portraits of Moulin Rouge physician, Dr. Charles I. West, dated May 20, 1955.

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Proclamation certificate for "That's What Friends are For" Day, October 10, 1987

Date

1987-10-10

Description

City of Las Vegas document announcing 1987 fundraiser that roasted Louis Conner at the Moulin Rouge.

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Audio recording clip from an interview with Hazel Geran

Date

2000-08-30

Description

Part of an interview with Hazel Geran by Claytee D. White on August 30, 2000. Geran talks about The Cove Hotel and Jackson Hotel on Jackson Street.

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Transcript of interview with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004

Date

2004-10-21

Description

Interview transcript with Thelma Turner by Claytee D. White, October 21, 2004. Turner lived on the Westside, then later moved to North Las Vegas. She talks about her early jobs at the Moulin Rouge and later work at the Town Tavern and Villa d'Este.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Jean Bennett by Claytee D. White, July 8, 2008

Date

2008-07-08

Description

Part of an interview with Jean Bennett by Claytee White on July 8, 2008. Bennett describes how black entertainers were treated by the casinos.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, November 28, 2004

Date

2004-11-28

Description

Part of an interview with Katherine Duncan and Sarann Knight Preddy (not featured in clip) by Claytee White, November 28, 2004. Duncan describes how she started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.

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Black Entertainers in Las Vegas: 1940 - 1960

Date

1988

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald reflecting on black entertainers during the early days of the Las Vegas Strip, dated 1988.

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