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Photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat in transit to Terminal Island, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Howard Cannon pictured with an unidentified group: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Howard Cannon pictured with an unidentified group: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Leon Hughes and his horse: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family
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Leo Dunbar, Harry Hall, Carl Merrill, Mary Ann Merrill, and Harold Wadman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Leo Dunbar, Harry Hall, Harold Wadman, Carl Merrill, and Mary Ann Merrill conducted by Dennis McBride on June 24, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. The interviewees discuss their early lives and families, moving to Nevada, and starting work on the Hoover Dam. They recall memories of living in Boulder City, Nevada during the Great Depression and beyond, and share information about the construction of the dam and the city as well as personal stories about their lives in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Eddie Hall Holzman oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eddie Hall Holzman conducted by Lisa Gioia-Acres on October 02, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Holzman begins the interview talking about his growth as a musician while living and performing in New Jersey and New York. He also discusses his time playing while enlisted in the military, until he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947 where he played in a jazz band. Holzman also describes working as a card dealer at the Thunderbird Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino, and the El Rancho Hotel and Casino. He also details the music scene in Las Vegas from the 1950s through the end of his playing career.
Archival Collection
Frazier Hall at UNLV: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes standing under the blade of the XH-17 Flying Crane with Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed; Colonel Carl E. Jackson, Air Research and Development Headquarters; and Gale J. Moore, pilot, 1952 October 23
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component