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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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Howard Cannon with Walter Mondale: photographic print
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Photograph of the fuselage portion of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor, 1946
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Film transparency of three employees of the Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada, December 15, 1931
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, June 23, 1947
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Section of the "Spruce Goose" or Flying Boat being moved with a police escort from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor, 1946 June
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Section of the "Spruce Goose" or Flying Boat being moved with a police escort from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor, 1946 June
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Howard Cannon with N. E. Tanner and M. G. Romney: photographic print
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Howard Cannon speaking at a meeting: photographic print
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