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Ron Guerrero at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride 1998 (Dennis McBride, photographer) 2nd annual parade; Ron Guerrero of Liberty Realty. (4-25-98)

Image

Teddy Bears of Southern Nevada booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Teddy Bears of Southern Nevada booth.

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Female impersonator Josh Ryan as Fawn at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1999-05-08

Description

Gay Pride 1999 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. Female impersonator Josh Ryan as Fawn.

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Freezone nightclub booth at Gay Pride, image 001: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Freezone nightclub booth with Giovanni.

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Freezone nightclub booth at Gay Pride, image 002: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Freezone nightclub booth with Giovanni.

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Freezone nightclub booth at Gay Pride, image 003: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. Freezone nightclub booth with Giovanni.

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Amilcar "Ace" Daniels oral history interviews

Identifier

OH-03685

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Amilcar “Ace” Daniels conducted by Rodrigo Vazquez and Monserrath Hernández on June 15, 2019 and June 22, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. In the first interview, Daniels discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada and shares his parents' emigration story from the Dominican Republic to the United States in the early 1980s. He talks about attending the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Later, Daniels speaks on his career in hospitality, his passion for live theater, and his advocacy for the performing arts in Las Vegas. He talks about being a minority person in the hospitality industry, the importance of maintaining his cultural identity, and Latino representation in theater. In the second interview, Daniels discusses his involvement with the non-profit arts organization Super Summer Theatre, and participating in the Las Vegas Pride Festival. Lastly, Daniels talks about issues of colorism in the Latinx community.

Archival Collection

Mark Brandenburg oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03243

Abstract

Oral history interview with Mark Brandenburg conducted by Claytee D. White and Stefani Evans on September 22, 2017 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Brandenburg discusses his upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He talks about his stepfather’s involvement with the opening of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, becoming a co-owner of the property in 1990, and joining other downtown properties to form the Fremont Street Experience. Brandenburg describes the challenges in competing with mega-resorts on the Strip, modernizing the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, and weaving the history of the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino with that of the more recent Fremont Street Experience. Lastly, Brandenburg discusses the monetization of the street, and the future of the Fremont Street Experience.

Archival Collection

Gay Life Newsletters, 1984

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gay Life Newsletters
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00458
Collection Name: Gay Life Newsletters
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Sidney Lowe oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01153

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sidney Lowe conducted by Claytee D. White on January 22, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Lowe begins the interview by discussing her upbringing in Alabama and South Carolina and her experiences with racial segregation and discrimination. She continues, describing places she has lived, her relationship with the father of her children, and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982. Lowe talks about life in Las Vegas during the 1980s, obtaining a position in the James R. Dickinson Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a library assistant, and her education. Lowe concludes by discussing her career working for the UNLV library system and the library's function on campus.

Archival Collection