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Photograph of Aaron Williams presenting a trophy to a group of adults, ca. 1970

Date

unspecified year in 197X

Description

Black and white photograph of Aaron Williams (plaid pants) presenting a trophy to a group of four men, ca. 1970. The man at right wears an "A.W. Astros" t-shirt.

Image

Photograph of youth baseball team "Aaron Williams Astros," ca. 1970

Date

unspecified year in 197X

Description

Black and white group photograph of the Aaron Williams youth boys' baseball team. The players wear uniform shirts with the team name "Astros."

Image

Letter from Frank Liberman (Hollywood) to Al Freeman (Las Vegas), November 6, 1958

Date

1958-11-05

Description

Typed letter on Frank Liberman and Associates Public Relations letterhead to Al Freeman referencing a press event for Nat King Cole.

Text

Draft copy of invitation to a goodbye party for Nat King Cole at the Sands Hotel, no date

Date

unspecified year in XXXX

Description

Copy of invitation from Jack Entratter at the Sands Hotel sent to representatives at the Sahara, Riviera, Desert Inn, the Hacienda, the Dunes, the Flamingo and the Tropicana hotels, for a farewell to Nat King Cole.

Text

Audio clip from interview with Jean S. Childs, December 2, 2013

Date

2013-12-02

Description

Part of an interview with Jean S. Childs, December 2, 2013. In this clip, Jean Childs describes an experience she had helping someone at the Concentrated Employment Program.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012

Date

2012-12-21

Description

Part of an interview with Beverly Mason, December 21, 2012. In this audio clip, Mason discusses the importance of church in her upbringing and in the African American community.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Eva Whaley, May 13, 2013

Date

2013-05-13

Description

Part of an interview with Eva Whaley, May 13, 2013. In this audio clip, Whaley speaks about renting an apartment in a Westside community and purchasing a home through a real estate agent.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Samuel Smith, June 17, 2011

Date

2011-06-22

Description

Part of an interview with Samuel Smith, June 22, 2011. In this clip, Smith speaks about his run-in with Las Vegas police when he moved to the area, and the relationship between police officers and the black community.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Lovey M. McCurdy, March 19, 1981

Date

1981-03-19

Description

Part of an interview with Lovey McCurdy, March 19, 1981. In this audio clip, McCurdy recalls the 1969 Westside riot.

Sound

Audio clip from interview with Helen Anderson and Karen Walker, February 21, 2014

Date

2014-02-21

Description

Part of an interview with Helen Anderson and Karen Walker, February 21, 2014. In this audio clip, Anderson and Walker (mother and daughter) discuss how their family came to own Hamburger Heaven, and the food they served, including desserts.

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