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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
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Photograph of a costume party at the Goldfield dance hall, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Archival Collection
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Howard Wasden Elementary, 1982
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Young Audiences New York, Nevada Humanities Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Howard Wasden oral history interview
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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.
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