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Film negative portraits of Moulin Rouge casino boss George Altman, May 20, 1955

Date

1955-05-20

Description

Series of three black and white negative portraits of Moulin Rouge casino manager George Altman, dated May 20, 1955.

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Audio recording clips of interview with Hazel Gay by Claytee D. White, December 2, 1995

Date

1995-12-02

Archival Collection

Description

Three audio clips from an interview with Hazel Gay conducted by Claytee D. White on December 2, 1995. Hazel and her husband Jimmy Gay moved to Las Vegas in 1946, becoming leaders in the African American community during the civil rights era. In the clips, Gay recalls the Moulin Rouge from her perspective as manager of the dress shop.

Sound

Jimmy Gay at his desk: portrait photograph

Date

1946

Description

Black and white portrait photograph of Jimmy Gay working at his desk, dated 1946.

Image

Audio recording clip of interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White, September 14, 2011

Date

2011-09-14

Description

Part of an interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White on September 14, 2011. Eppenger describes his arrest for a curfew violation while leaving work following a riot on the Westside in 1969.

Sound

Audio recording clip of interview with Mozella Sheds Scott by Claytee D. White, November 30, 2010

Date

2010-11-30

Description

Part of an interview with Mozella Sheds Scott conducted by Claytee D. White on November 30, 2010. Scott describes working in a commercial kitchen and leaving her job to attend Nevada Southern University (UNLV).

Sound

Evolution of a Black Community in Las Vegas: 1905 - 1940

Date

1981

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald exploring the history of the black community in Las Vegas from its founding in 1905 through the 1930s.

Text

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.

Text

Essay, A Demographic Impact of Basic Magnesium on Southern Nevada, by Roosevelt Fitzgerald, May 12, 1982

Date

1982-05-12

Description

Essay by Roosevelt Fitzgerald focusing on demographic changes in southern Nevada from 1940-1945 and the war industry's effect on black employment, particularly the impact of Basic Magnesium, dated 1982.

Text

Portrait photograph of Lubertha Johnson at home, 1978

Date

1978

Description

Color portrait photograph of Lubertha Johnson in her Las Vegas home in 1978.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Viola Johnson by Claytee D. White, March 12, 1996

Date

1996-03-12

Description

Part of an interview with Viola Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on March 12, 1996. Johnson describes Las Vegas living conditions in 1942.

Sound