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Rand-McNally new commercial atlas map of Nevada, 1912
Date
1912
Description
Original publisher: Rand, McNally & Co. Scale [ca. 1:1,203,840). 1 inch to 19 miles. Originally published as p. 316-317 of Rand McNally's commercial atlas of America. Title in right margin: Nevada : commercial atlas of America. Includes township and range grid. Includes index to Nevada railroads and index to principal cities with their populations. Index on verso to counties, towns and natural features in Oregon and Nevada.
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Pearl Hughes oral history interview
Identifier
OH-00907
Abstract
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.
Archival Collection
New Jeopardy! themed slot machines arrive at the Stardust: video, 1995 November 15
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
Local news report on Stardust showgirl image on the outside of a Western Pacific Airlines plane. Footage shows the showgirl whose image it is posing next to the plane and a small group of people gathered inside the airport for the reveal. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
Archival Collection
Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 032
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 032
Archival Component
#71381: Tammi Kim New Faces, Digital Special Collections Technical Services Librarian, February 15, 2017, 2017 February 15
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Archival Component
Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane photographs, 1952
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
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.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of a blimp advertising the Howard Hughes produced film "The Outlaw."
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of a blimp advertising the Howard Hughes produced film "The Outlaw."
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of a blimp advertising the Howard Hughes produced film "The Outlaw."
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of a blimp advertising the Howard Hughes produced film "The Outlaw."
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