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Photograph of Fire Chief George Rambo presenting a certificate of appreciation to Lt. Governor Paul Laxalt, North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2, 1966

Date

1966-06-02

Description

Fire Chief George Rambo (right) presents a certificate of appreciation to Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt, guest speaker at North Las Vegas Lions Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 2, 1966.

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Photograph of the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, Nevada-Arizona border, January 12, 2011

Date

2011-01-12

Archival Collection

Description

Photographer's notes: "The form and structure of the bridge, its arch, piers and girders, are revealed in a view from the Nevada canyon wall near the old Nevada hairpin turn. The reflected light of Hoover Dam provides the primary night time illumination of this side of the bridge. January 12, 2011." Site Name: Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

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Photograph of dedication/cornerstone ceremony, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 07, 1984

Date

1984-10-07

Description

Moya O. Lear, keynote speaker at the Frank and Estella Beam Hall dedication ceremony, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She was the President of Learavia Corp., Reno, and the widow of William Lear who developed the Lear Jet.

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Political rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas around Assembly Bill 311, 1999 March 21

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Item

Scope and Contents

Nevada State Assembly Bill 311, introduced by Assemblyman David Parks in 1999 and subsequently passed, was Nevada's version of the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act [ENDA]. A rally was held on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on March 21, 1999 in support of the bill. Speakers at the rally included David Parks; Dr. Reva Anderson, the African American executive director of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada; and Jane Heenan who spoke on behalf of the transgender community. This audio tape contains a short interview conducted by journalist Michael "Mike" Spadoni with Parks and Anderson which was later broadcast on the radio. Photographs of this rally and of Spadoni conducting his interview may be found in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Special Collections Department in photograph collection no. 00263 [McBride Collection], photograph nos. 3215-3247. For a narrative history of AB 311, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016], pp. 168-169,267-271, 276, and 279. Also see Dennis McBride journal entry for a description of the rally.

Archival Collection

Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19, Digital File 00

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