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Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel
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Howard Heckethorn interview, February 15, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 15, 1979, collector Richard Eitland interviewed Howard Heckethorn (born September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn discusses going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area.
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Series 6. Oversized Materials, 1938-1972
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Over-sized material includes certificates, cartoons, and an oil painting of Flora Dungan.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Flora Dungan Papers
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 001
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 002
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Russell Howard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Russel Howard conducted by James W. Howard on January 10, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Howard recalls being transferred to Las Vegas, Nevada for work in 1947 and how impressed he was by the number of celebrities from the movie and entertainment industry that frequented Las Vegas in the early 1950s. He also discusses the expansion of the Las Vegas Strip and how rapidly the number of hotels grew.
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon tallying returns to a questionnaire: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Howard Cannon with three unidentified men: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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