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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Ironworkers and classified workers, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 07 (Folder 1 of 1 )

Date

1991-08-07

Description

Culinary Union workers march in protest at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on August 7, 1991. Strikers have signs depicting Culinary Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165. Images also show secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold speaking on an outdoor stage. The Frontier marquee is depicted and reads, "Welcome Boilermakers, players bar 10am to 10pm, boilermakers 50 cents, bottle beer 25 cents." Protest signs read, "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Margaret Elardi, bargain in good faith."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: boiler makers rally, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 August 15 (folder 1 of 3)

Date

1991-08-15

Description

Culinary Union workers strike outside the Frontier Hotel and Casino during the Boilermakers rally on August 15, 1991. Images include protesters along the Frontier Hotel and Casino and the Stardust Resort and Casino. Images of the Main Street Hotel and Casino are also included. The Frontier marquee is pictured, it reads: "Welcome Boilermakers, players bar 10am to 10pm, boilermakers 50 cents, bottle beer 25 cents."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino; Stardust Resort and Casino; Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 2 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold leads strikers in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino, and is seen being taken into custody by Las Vegas police. Strikers are seen sitting in a large circle in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard.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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Photographs of Frontier Strike: second arrest, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1991 September 28 (folder 3 of 4)

Date

1991-09-28

Description

Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold and a group of strikers block traffic in front of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police officers are seen taking participants, including Jim Arnold, into custody. A crowd of supporters is seen in the background carrying signs that say, "FRONTIER UNFAIR".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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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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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 1 of 13)

Date

1992-04-21

Description

Frontier Strike participants march near the Hilton Hotel and Casino and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Strikers are holding banners, 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 are 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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Katherine Lau, Zack Cook, Kahrem Trabia, and Dr. Mohammed Trabia, are joined by Young Dawson and her daughter Hailey, 4, and various media as the team works to fit her Robohand: digital photographs

Date

2014-07-23

Description

Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05). Katherine Lau, a visiting undergraduate student researcher from Rutgers University and a graduate of Palo Verde High School, Zack Cook, an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at UNLV, Kahrem Trabia, a high school senior at A-Tech, and Dr. Mohammed Trabia, associate dean for engineering research, are joined by Young Dawson and her daughter Hailey, 4, and various media as the team works to fit her Robohand July 23, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Audio recording clip of interview with Zenna Mae and Eugene Bridges by Mary Palevsky, November 19, 2004

Date

2004-11-19

Description

Narrator affiliation: Downwinder (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Sound

Republican Women of Las Vegas, Nevada Records

Identifier

MS-00371

Abstract

The collection is comprised of the records of the Republican Women of Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1953 to 1992. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, invitations, fliers, magazines, and awards.

Archival Collection

John Myron Partridge Photographs

Identifier

PH-00226

Abstract

The John Myron Partridge Photographs contain eleven black-and-white photographs of John Myron Partridge from roughly the early 1940s to the late 1960s. The collection includes portraits and photographs of Partridge during his service with the United States Navy Reserves.

Archival Collection