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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.
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Photograph of City Library, Las Vegas, circa 1945
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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1951
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Letter from C. O. Whittemore (Salt Lake City) to Henry Thurtell (Carson City), October 13, 1906
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Letter to the Nevada State Engineer refuting Buol's application for water from the Las Vegas Creek since the Las Vegas Springs were on private property and entirely appropriated on that property.
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Photograph of John Brown, Boulder City, Nevada, 1971
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: California Wire Products architectural drawings, 1987
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Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 091
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Dover Elevator correspondence, permits, and specifications, 1989
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Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Eckel Industries pay records and correspondence, 1989
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Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Henri Specialties architectural detail drawings, 1987
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Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
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