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Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 001

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306." At the time the photograph was taken Jan Jones Blackhurst was known as Las Vegas, Nevada Mayor Jan Laverty Jones.

Royal Barony of the Desert Empire booth at Gay Pride: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride at Sunset Park, 1998. Photographer: Dennis McBride. (4-25-98) Royal Barony of the Desert Empire, Inc. booth (aka the Imperial Royal Sovereign Court of the Desert Empire, Inc.) with Nora Mae T----------- (R.C. Allred).

Image

I.J. Travel float at the second annual Gay Pride parade: photographic print

Date

1998-04-25

Description

Gay Pride 1998 (Dennis McBride, photographer) Sunset Park. 2nd annual parade; I.J. Travel float.

Image

Vegas PBS Interviews for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project

Identifier

OH-03598

Abstract

Oral history interviews with Ruby Amie Pilot, Eva G. Simmons, Melvin Sanders, Jarmilla McMillan-Arnold, Hannah Brown, Sonny Thomas, and Claytee White conducted by Vegas PBS on April 01, 2013, April 02, 2013, April 12, 2013, and November 19, 2013 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. In these interviews, the participants discuss their early lives and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. Pilot talks about segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, integration, and the importance of church activities in the African American community. Simmons describes her career as a teacher, the schools on the Westside, and businesses on Jackson Street. Thomas describes the funeral industry and his role as a funeral director. McMillan-Arnold talks about segregated Las Vegas, African American entertainers, and the issue of homelessness on the Westside. Brown remembers growing up on the Westside, segregated schools, and her role as President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Las Vegas chapter. Lastly, Sanders discusses his childhood in Las Vegas, being the son of a preacher, and the redevelopment of the Westside.

Archival Collection

J. A. Tiberti oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01825

Abstract

Oral history interview with J. A. Tiberti conducted by Terry Mowbray on February 23, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Tiberti discusses his personal history before arriving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 as a civil engineer for Nellis Air Force Base. Tiberti recalls the plane crash involving Carole Lombard in 1942 and describes his work in assisting to locate the plane. He then discusses the construction projects he worked on and environmental changes around Las Vegas. Lastly, Tiberti describes his construction company, J. A. Tiberti Construction.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 003

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306."

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 004

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306."

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 005

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306."

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 006

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306."

Las Vegas Gay Pride Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints, image 008

Description

Stamp on verso: "Donna Michelle Porter Photography Las Vegas NV (702) 222-8306."