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Slide of Maurine Wilson and her cat, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Slide of Maurine Wilson and her cat, circa 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Brenda Arnold, Las Vegas, 1977
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Archival Collection
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Handwritten description provided on back of image: "1977; similar picture appeared in LV Sun, 1977 entitiled, "book keeping at 20 cents an hour" n.d."
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Photograph of Flora Turchinsky Dungan, circa 1930s-1940s
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Archival Collection
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A portrait of Flora Turchinsky Dungan.
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Photograph if Elda Gilcrease, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1956
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Elda Gilcrease and her dog Susie, circa 1963
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Maurine Hubbard, circa 1920s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Maurine Hubbard (Wilson), circa 1920s
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Archival Collection
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Julie McDonald oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Julie McDonald conducted by Michael Richardson on March 14, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, McDonald describes life in Las Vegas, Nevada after moving there in 1956, as well as the city's layout. McDonald also passionately describes the complexities, perks, and pitfalls she faced while working as a card dealer in various casinos.
Archival Collection
Transcript of interview with Sarann Knight Preddy by Claytee D. White, June 5, 1997
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Archival Collection
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Interview with Sarann Knight Preddy conducted by Claytee D. White on June 5, 1997. Preddy moved to Hawthorne, Nevada, in the 1940s, becoming a business owner and president of the NAACP. Later she moved to Las Vegas, where she served as a community activist and worked as one of the first black 21-dealers.
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