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Lavell Jarrett oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Lavell Jarrett conducted by Robert B. Grzywacz on February 22, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In his interview Jarrett discusses his early life in Utah and his career with the Union Pacific Railroad.
Archival Collection
Zina Tago at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Zina Tago. At Sunset Park, 4-25-98.
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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Archival Collection
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Rob Schlegel at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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The third annual Gay Pride parade at Sunset Park, 1999. Photographer: Dennis McBride; Rob Schlegel. (5-8-99)
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Southwest Henderson Public Improvement Project, correspondence, reports, and memoranda, 1991 February 21 to 1992 September 22
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
General correspondence seeking Howard Hughes' assistance in film projects, 1972 October 09 to 1975 February 22
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Neon Squares booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Q-Tribe booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Community Church booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Unidentified woman dancing at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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