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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

"A true community project combining the efforts of community advisors, regional cultural heritage repositories, and city and county agencies, this project collected oral histories as well as photographs, documents, and manuscripts. Community members includes Hannah Brown, Sonya Horsford, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Courtney Mooney, Todd Robinson, Carrie Sampson, and Brenda Williams.

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Photograph of fire's destruction at dam worker housing site, Williamsville (Nev.), March 1931

Date

1931-03

Description

Destruction left behind after fire near Colorado River and Hoover Dam at government-created town of Williamsville, nicknamed "Ragtown," 1931. News article included with the image reads: ""BLAZE AT DAM CONSUMES SIX HOMES TODAY -- Six families at the river landing are without homes and belongings as a result of a brush fire which started about 10 o'clock this morning. While the fire was soon under control the flames during the blaze were at times 50 feet high, fanned by a high wind which rushed down the canyon. Sergeat Clyatt, a one time cook at a military school in the east, who had a bakeshop at the landing, was also burned out, but as he still had his oven, and he had his dough ready for baking, he established a relief station immediately and at last reports was serving bread and coffee to the homeless families. -- LAS VEGAS EVENING REVIEW JOURNAL, March 28, 1931, p. 1, col. 6.""

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) 21st commencement program

Date

1984-05-27

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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