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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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The Howard Hughes Film Production Records (1912-1992) represent Howard R. Hughes, Jr.'s Hollywood film production achievements through records from companies owned or established by Hughes. The bulk of the records date between 1926 and 1960 and include production and corporate materials from sixteen films, as well as materials related to Hughes' organizations outside of film development. Materials include documents, photographic prints and negatives, blueprints, line drawings, newspaper clippings, posters, paintings, and artifacts.
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Series 6. Oversized Materials, 1938-1972
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Over-sized material includes certificates, cartoons, and an oil painting of Flora Dungan.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Flora Dungan Papers
Box/Folder: N/A
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Howard Cannon with three unidentified men: photographic print
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 19, 1937
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Archival Collection
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Index of drawings and architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), July 18, 1966
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Archival Collection
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Index sheet for renovations of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino and a perspective view from the gardens. Original medium of drawing: pencil on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Ira Tepper and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 001
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 002
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New York New York gaming floor, 1996
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Interior b-roll footage of New York New York casino floor, camera pans to different areas on the floor, pans in and out on people interacting with various slot machines, table games, and generally walking around. Original media Betacam SP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.
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Collection Name: UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 03
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 airplane, June 1938
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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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