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Parking lot at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997 at Sunset Park; parking lot.
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Booths and people at Sunset Park for Gay Pride, image 004: photographic print
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Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1997 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Gay Pride 1997 at Sunset Park.
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S. J. Johnson oral history interview
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Oral history interview with S. J. Johnson conducted by Claytee D. White on May 24, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In this interview, Johnson discusses his early life in Indianapolis, Indiana and living on his family's farm. He recalls joining the United States Air Force, adjusting to life outside of the family farm, and experiencing discrimination while serving. Johnson talks about being stationed in Panama, joining the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), and becoming a military officer. Later, Johnson discusses his move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982, attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and obtaining his teaching license. Lastly, Johnson talks about the importance of education.
Archival Collection
Jessica Guiao oral history interview: transcript
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Archival Collection
Description
Oral history interview with Jessica Guiao conducted by Grecia Lopez on November 22, 2022 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Guiao recalls her childhood in Hayward, California, and being raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. She recalls not liking the climate of Nevada at first, and describes the friends she has made throughout her time in the city and the identity she has developed. Guiao discusses some of the pressures and stereotypes surrounding Asian Americans, such as what career path they should pursue or the aversion to embracing subcultures, and how she has consolidated her rebellion into her own identity. Throughout the interview, Guiao touches on other topics such as Filipino food, the long-standing history between Mexican and Filipino communities, Catholicism, goth culture, and anti-Asian hate and racism that she and her family has faced.
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Tod Story and Shelley Berkley at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Shelley Berkley and Tod Story at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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SING-PRO; System Design - Local Government Expenditure Projections - Draft by Planning Information Corporation, 1995 June 22
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 73
Archival Component
Second Flex Lounge float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride (5-8-99); Flex Lounge.
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Pride Pageant Royalty float in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Gay Pride 1999 at Sunset Park; Photographer: Dennis McBride. Pride Pageant Royalty.
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Vivian Harwell oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Vivian Harwell conducted by Pamela Atkins on February 27, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In her interview Harwell discusses life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses gaming, atomic testing, and politics.
Archival Collection