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Report: "The Thoroughbred Racing Industry in New York State: A Policy Paper" by the New York City Off-track Betting Corporation, 1978
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 165
Archival Component
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.
Archival Collection
Jack E. Howard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Jack E. Howard conducted by Michael K. Ericksen on February 27, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Howard discusses living in Overton, Nevada and shares his personal experiences and recollections about Southern Nevada, including recreational activities, education, and early hotels and casinos. Howard’s wife, Helen Howard, is also present during this interview.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Harrah's Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1982 August 2
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino: Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1982 January 22
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, September 19, 1962
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Archival Collection
Description
Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.
Architecture Period: Mid-Century ModernistImage
Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant, 1947
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 15
Archival Component
Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component