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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s - 1950s
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Howard Wasden oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Police escorting Howard Hughes and his crew at the Washington Airport as his around-the-world flight came to Washington, D.C. to thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his cooperation in clearing their take-offs, 1938 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Photograph of a crowd surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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Umatilla Tonopah Mining Co. corporate records, 1932 to 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining
Box/Folder: Box 15
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"A History of Lincoln County" manuscript, 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 in a hangar at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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Howard Cannon with an unidentified man: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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