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Russell Howard oral history interview
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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.
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft leaving France, July 1938
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Chart showing water consumption by month in Las Vegas in 1938, circa 1939
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1938 Las Vegas water consumption by month showing a daily average per month.
Transcribed Notes: Handwritten numbers on the sheet
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Howard Cannon pictured with an unidentified man: photographic print
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Howard Cannon posing in his office: photographic print
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Chicago, July 29, 1938
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B-roll footage for Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada advertisements: video
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B-roll of Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada. Boats pass by on the river, camera pans to a man and woman talking and standing by the water. Audio abruptly begins, and a woman is giving the couple direction as the camera rolls. Couple then appear on the beach, and the neon signs are visible as the sun begins to set; couple speak to another infront of Vegas Vic sign, then move to a boat on the river, and then ends with the couple talking inside a Pioneer Hotel room. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France, July 11, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
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