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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944

Date

1943 to 1945

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing inside of an aircraft.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944

Date

1943 to 1945

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and others seated inside of a aircraft's cockpit.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes talking to an unidentified man, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes conversing with an unidentified man after landing the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes and unidentified men standing in a building possibly located in Texas.

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Photograph of Chris Hall and an unidentified woman at an event at the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada, mid-1980s

Date

1983 to 1986

Description

L-R: an unidentified woman and Chris Hall at a registration table at an unknown event at the Mesquite Club of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Peppermill Concert Hall wall mounted signs, Wendover, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

Views of wall mounted signs for the Peppermill Concert Hall including detail shots of each sign at night with lit neon.

680 Wendover Blvd, West Wendover, NV 89883

Peppermill Concert Hall

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Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, image 004: postcard

Date

1970 to 1989

Description

Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas. (1970s-1980s)

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Howard Cannon with Sam Boyd: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Edward J. Allen Associates, INC. Nevadas Largest Photographic Organization P.O. Box 4253 - Las Vegas Nevada 89106"

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Howard and Dorothy Cannon at a gathering: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Edward J. Allen Associates, INC. Nevadas Largest Photographic Organization P.O. Box 4253 - Las Vegas Nevada 89106"

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Transcript of interview with Ed Collins by Steve Smith, March 15, 1981.

Date

1981-03-15

Archival Collection

Description

On March 15, 1981, Steven L. Smith interviewed Edward A. Collins (born on March 16th, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois), at the Dunes Hotel and Country Club. Collins relocated to Nevada in 1955. The interview covers gender equality in the field of culinary arts in Las Vegas. Collins describes the changes he saw take place in culinary over the years. He also discusses Bugsy Siegel’s impact and influence on the emergence of big shows in the hotels on the Strip. Among other jobs, Collins worked as a captain in a showroom at the Frontier Hotel. He discusses Las Vegas before and after Howard Hughes and Bob Maheu appeared on the scene.

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