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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a group of men in front of the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from left) standing in front of the experimental helicopter XH-17, Flying Crane, with others (from left to right): Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed, Assistant; Colonel Carl E. Jackson, Air Research and Development Headquarters, Baltimore; Gale J. Moore, Pilot; possibly Chal Bowen, Flight Engineer/Co-pilot, and an unidentified man, October 23, 1952.
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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
Archival Collection
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)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Transcript of interview with Howard Dreitzer by David Schwartz, June 04, 2015
Date
2015-06-04
Archival Collection
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, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s
Date
1940 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947
Date
1947-10-03
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
Date
1937
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white portrait of Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes posing.
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