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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Latitude/Longitude
38.89095, -77.04692
Feature
monument

Geographic Location

Photograph of C.D. Baker and a military officer, 1960s

Date
1960 to 1969
Description
C.D. Baker holds a poster promoting voting with an unidentified military officer from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) organization. The poster reads, "We fought for your right to vote, please use it. Veterans of foreign wars of the United States."

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Ray Christian oral history interview

Identifier
OH-00376
Abstract

Oral history interview with Ray Christian conducted by Russell Ellis on March 19, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Christian discusses race relations within schools, baseball teams, theatres, and Boy Scouts in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about his custodial at the El Portal Theatre, the Las Vegas Westside neighborhood, and living through the Great Depression. Christian ends the interview discussing how white and black veterans helped improved race relations in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph of North Las Vegas American Legion Post, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12, 1974

Date
1974-03-12
Description
North Las Vegas American Legion Post celebrates, North Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12, 1974. Second from right is Paul May; far right is Gene Echols.

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