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Transcript of interview with Mark Hall-Patton by Claytee White and Stefani Evans, August 25, 2016
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Mark Hall-Patton, administrator of Clark County Museums and since 2008 a frequent guest on the popular cable television show Pawn Stars, was born in 1954 in San Diego, California. His mother was a registered nurse and his father served in the United States Navy. From early childhood, Mark’s interest in history and museums shaped his path in life. After graduating high school in Santa Ana, California, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in history at nearby University of California, Irvine. Degree in hand, Mark worked for Bowers Museum in Santa Ana and founded the Anaheim Museum in 1984. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1993 to create the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum in McCarran International Airport. By 2008, Mark had become administrator over all Clark County museums. In this interview, he explains the various ways his involvement with the popular Pawn Stars program has turned “the museum guy” into a brand, introduced production companies to the value of filming in Las Vegas, increased Clark County museum visits and donations, and raised popular awareness of the academic fields of history and museum studies.
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Photograph of Grant Hall, Southern Nevada University, circa early 1960s
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Grant Hall at Southern Nevada University (NSU). Frazier Hall can be seen at left.
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1960s
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Newspaper clippings about Hughes employees, 1948-1976
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 49
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Photograph of a drill bit at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
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Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
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The Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection (1986) contains black-and-white and color photographic prints and conceptual sketches of the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The photographs depict casino patrons in various locations throughout the Showboat, and the sketches show exterior and interior designs.
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Men working on Hughes rock drilling bit piece 5411-482 at the Hughes Tool company in Houston, Texas, approximately 1950-1959
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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General Ira C. Eaker, the Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft, giving an unidentified man an award, approximately 1940-1959
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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