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Slide of the exterior of the Boulder Bowl, Boulder City, Nevada, 1986
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Photograph of engineer's camp, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
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Photograph of archaeological headquarters building, Lost City (Nev.), 1934
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Photograph of the interior of Six Companies Hospital, Boulder City (Nev.), 1933
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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of the Jamboree Parade, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1964
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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes 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. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.
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Slide of the Hiway 50 Motel sign, Carson City, Nevada, 1986
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Photograph of camp buildings and covered walkways, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
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