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Howard Cannon with three unidentified men: photographic print

Date

1959-02

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Russell Howard oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00898

Abstract

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 pictured with an unidentified man: photographic print

Date

1971-02-10

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon posing in his office: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1962 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Portrait of Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1946

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947

Date

1947-10-03

Description

Portrait of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

A black and white portrait of Howard Hughes.

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Transcript of interview with Howard Dreitzer by David Schwartz, June 04, 2015

Date

2015-06-04

Description

Interviewed by David Schwartz. Howard Dreitzer grew up in Miami. He came to Las Vegas in 1974 and went to dealer school on the GI Bill. Howard starting in gaming dealing craps at the Nevada Club and worked at several casinos downtown. Then he became a box and floor man at the Flamingo Hilton. Howard moved to Atlantic City and was a pit boss and later a shift manager at several casinos there. Then he worked at the Harrahs New Orleans Casino & Hotel until it went bankrupt. Howard was hired by the Hilton and worked at the Jupiter Casino and other properties in Australia, then was hired by Seminole Gaming in Florida to set up table games at various properties. Subjects: Nevada Club, California Club, Mint, Flamingo, Frontier, Sands AC, Golden Nugget AC, Golden Nugget LV, Trump Plaza, Showboat AC, Harrah's New Orleans, Conrad Jupiters, Seminole Gaming

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes posing.

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