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Pearl Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
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Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane photographs, 1952
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Materials contain photographs of the XH-17 Flying Crane helicopter from 1952. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes, officers from his company, and military personnel inspecting the aircraft and giving a press conference.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
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March to Los Angeles: City Hall, Culinary Union, Los Angeles (Calif.), 1992 (folder 1 of 2), image 15
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March to Los Angeles: City Hall, Culinary Union, Los Angeles (Calif.), 1992 (folder 2 of 2), image 15
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Committee leaders hall of fame, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1995 April (folder 1 of 1), image 15
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Union Hall interior and parking lot, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990s (folder 1 of 1), image 15
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