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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 with a group of men in front of the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952

Date

1952

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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Photograph of men and women conversing a the backyard, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Unidentified men and women sit and stand together in the backyard during a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of party guests smoking and drinking, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

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Unidentified guests stand together drinking and smoking at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of two men drinking and talking, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

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William Moore and another unidentified man joke around with drinks in hand at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of people near bouquet of flowers, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

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Four unidentified people sit and stand together near a table with flowers at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of people smoking and talking at a party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Three unidentified women and one man smile and smoke together in a kitchen at a "party at the Moore home."

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