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Howard Hughes and party being welcomed at City Hall, greeted by Jesse Jones, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
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.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956
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Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956. From left to right: Dr. James McMillan, Tommy Harmon, Marcus Haynes, and Tony Durham.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
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New York City Off-track Betting System Review of Australian Tote Study, 1977
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 175
Archival Component
Hayes, Frederick O. R., "The Prospects for Casino Gambling in New York City", 1979
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 079
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection
People with A. C. Grant taken (National City Bank, New York photograph), undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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