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Transcript of interview with Jimmy Gay by Perry Kaufman, April 12, 1972
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 12, 1972. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Nevada Outdoors booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Flex Nightclub booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Sign directing visitors toward Gay Pride: photographic print
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Unitarian Universalist Church booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Dykes on Bikes in the Gay Pride parade: photographic print
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Josh Ryan as Fawn at Gay Pride: photographic print
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Photograph of painting at the Gay 90s Bar, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1940s
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Cast of "A Very Gay Christmas Carol" in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic prints
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Jared E. Shafer booth at Gay Pride: photographic print
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