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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
Identifier
Abstract
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.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Hughes in film lab, Image 001
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Description
Image
Hughes Tool Company; First Bit; Boring Machine; Howard Hughes' Rotary Spark Gap LBJSpace Center Sign, Transmitter ECN, WP, 1984 September 02
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Center, Los Angeles, California objectives, 1984 July 23 to 1984 September 17
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component
Loan agreement, Bank of America and Howard Hughes Properties, 1986 November 05 to 1988 January 05
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 42
Archival Component
Hell's Angels exterior scene notes, Howard Hughes and James Whale, approximately 1927 to 1929
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 033 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Production stills, The Age for Love, compiled for Howard Hughes: photograph album, approximately 1930 to 1931
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 043 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Howard Heckethorn interview, March 2, 1977: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Aerial view of an unidentified airfield owned by Howard Hughes, possibly in Culver City, California, approximately 1940-1959
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 08
Archival Component
Dick Hannah, official spokesman for Howard Hughes, talks to the media during a press conference, 1972 March 19
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Archival Component