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Howard Wasden oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01920
Abstract
Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon with Southern Nevada Homebuilders in Washington, D.C.: photographic print
Date
1971-04-06
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes putting on a tie in a hotel room.
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Howard Cannon sitting in the cab of a truck: photographic print
Date
1989-10-13
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon with Walter Mondale: photographic print
Date
1977 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon in an aircraft cockpit: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Howard Hughes that was possibly cropped from a larger image.
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Photograph of the ruins of Fort Callville, circa 1938
Date
1938 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Walls of Fort Callville surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.
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