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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Town Hall Meeting
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Town hall meeting for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project facilitated by Claytee D. White on May 11, 2013. In this town hall, White explains the mission and the purpose behind the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Attendees also speak, telling stories and histories of the African American people and communities in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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New Year's Eve Party: photographic print
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Film transparency of a bar, Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, circa 1940s
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Photograph of Frazier Hall, Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1961-1962
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Photograph of Toni and Wilbur Clark, Edward G. Robinson and an unidentified man, Park Sheraton Hotel, New York, New York, circa 1950s
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Left to right: Toni Clark, Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark, actor Edward G. Robinson, and an unidentified man at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
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Thanksgiving 1908, menu, New Hotel Kimball
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Transcript of interview with Lamar Foremaster by Gregory Hall, February 14, 1979
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On February 14, 1979, Gregory M. Hall interviewed his coworker, LaMar Foremaster (born May 9th, 1907 in Alamo, Nevada) at his place of business, Anderson Dairy, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview covers the changes, growth, and development of Southern Nevada from 1907 to 1979. During the interview LaMar discusses the Old Ranch, Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam, Fremont Street and the Strip. He also talks about his religious ties to the Mormon Church and his political activities in Las Vegas.
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