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Russell Howard oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Russel Howard conducted by James W. Howard on January 10, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Howard recalls being transferred to Las Vegas, Nevada for work in 1947 and how impressed he was by the number of celebrities from the movie and entertainment industry that frequented Las Vegas in the early 1950s. He also discusses the expansion of the Las Vegas Strip and how rapidly the number of hotels grew.
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#69824: The Nevada System of Higher Education holds an open house in its new Southern Nevada headquarters July 30, 2014 in Las Vegas, 2014 July 30
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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The first nuclear test ever conducted, the "Trinity" test in New Mexico: photographic print, 1945 July 16
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Collection Name: U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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New York New York gaming floor: video
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Howard Hughes talking with William Powell, Veronica Lake, André De Toth, and Johnny Meier, Hughes Public Relations head at the 21 Club in New York City, New York, 1946 February 17
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
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Howard Cannon pictured with an unidentified man: photographic print
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Howard Cannon posing in his office: photographic print
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Unknown author. Winner of Hughes Suit: Robert Aime Maheu, New York Times, 1974 July 02
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 12
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Buckley, Tom. A $160,000 gamble in the World Series of Poker, New York Times, 1974 July 26
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Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 12
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
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