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Transcript of interview with Jerry Eppenger by Claytee D. White, September 14, 2011
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Interview with Jerry Eppenger conducted by Claytee D. White on September 14, 2011. Eppenger's family moved from Arkansas to Las Vegas in 1953. Joining the Marine Corps in 1964, he was among the early combatants in the Vietnam War. After a brief time in Alaska, he returned to Las Vegas and found work as a security guard at Bonanza Hotel and Nevada Test Site before attending dealer school. Eppenger recalls local black leaders and describes episodes in segregation and racial relations of 1970s Las Vegas. He shares memories of his beloved Cadillac and the fast and lucrative lifestyle of a dealer.
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Photograph of the Guild Theatre marquee advertising "Lawrence of Arabia," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962
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Photograph of Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Arnold Rothstein," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1961
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Irma La Douce," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1963
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Murderers Row," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966
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Photograph of the Fremont Theatre marquee advertising "Murderers Row," Las Vegas (Nev.), 1966
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Photograph of an advertising "Helen of Troy," Las Vegas (Nev.), March 1956
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Photograph of several people in front of the Fremont Theatre in costume, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962
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"Gay Pride Jam" marquee at the Riviera Hotel Casino, image 003: photographic print
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Film negative of James "Stump" Cross, Nate Schlaifer, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, and Rosita Davis at Moulin Rouge, July 30, 1955
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Black and white negative of James "Stump" Cross, Nate Schlaifer, Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, and Rosita Davis at the Moulin Rouge, dated July 30, 1955. Cross and Cromer performed as the comedy team Stump and Stumpy.
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