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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 8 of 13)

Date

1992-04-21

Description

Frontier Strike participants march on Las Vegas Boulevard with posters, banners, and flags on April 21, 1992. Secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson, participate in the march. Banners read: "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165," "Labor & Rainbow in solidarity, The National Rainbow Coalition, Inc." and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC." Surrounding the protesting crowd are camera operators, photographers, and police officers. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino.

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Photograph of Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie in a parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Archival Collection

Description

Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson and his wife Bonnie wave from a convertible in a parade on Fremont Street at night. They are passing under a rope decorated with garland and paper cartoon railroad cars. Behind their car is the St. James C. Y. Marching Band. Neon signs for several business are visible in the background, including Franklins, Michael's Quality Shoes, Thrifty Drug Store, and part of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall sign. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 2 of 13)

Date

1992-04-21

Description

Frontier Strike participants march on the Las Vegas Strip near the Riviera, Hilton, Stardust, and Frontier. Strikers are holding banners, protest signs, and multiple flags, including the American flag. Banners reading "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC" are prominently displayed. On site is former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 4 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Hundreds of strikers and supporters gather outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold is seen holding an American flag in the middle of the street and then being removed by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photograph of Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Home, Los Angeles, Cal. --- Governor Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw (left to right) as they rode through the crowd-packed streets of Los Angeles during the reception -- one of the greatest and wildest the city had ever seen -- as Hughes and his four daring companions on his World-Flight arrived in the city. Credit Line (ACME). 8/2/38."

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Photographs of Solidarity March during the Frontier Strike, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 December 05 (folder 1 of 1)

Date

1991-12-05

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and other individuals on a stage speak to a crowd of Frontier Strike protestors, including children. Signs include: "Frontier unfair to Teamsters Local Union 995," "On strike, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, Bartenders Union Local 165," "On strike, no contract Frontier Hotel, Carpenters Local 1780," and "Frontier Hotel unfair to Operating Engineers Local 501 AFL-CIO." A banner reads, "We're here, Steelworkers Local 711-A Robert Guadiana Dir. Dist 39."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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New Years Eve firework celebrations in Las Vegas: video

Date

2000-12-31 to 2001-01-01

Description

Aerial footage from local Las Vegas, Nevada news stations of New Years Eve fireworks going off along Las Vegas Boulevard. Various songs play over the video footage; for other videos you can hear crowds cheering, fireworks erupting, and music playing in the distance. The Stardust Hotel is featured in most of the videos. Final segment is an actual newsbroadcast segment that also shows Times Square in New York City. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Stardust Resort and Casino Records (MS-00515) -- Photographs and audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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