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Kelsey, Dorothy Helen, 1916-2014
Dorothy was born in Arizona but talks about her home in Nelson, Nevada and early Nelson, Nevada days.
Person
Young boy standing in front of tall wooden fence: photographic print
Date
1914
Archival Collection
Description
From the Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (PH-00312). On the back it reads, "Nelson's Ralph- 2 yrs. Prince Mine, 1914."
Image
Robert Lee Taylor oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01807
Abstract
Oral history interview with Robert Lee Taylor conducted by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick on June 03, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Taylor discusses arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945, and describes his experience as an African American in Las Vegas. Taylor recalls social changes, voting in elections, and living on the Westside as it was in development.
Archival Collection