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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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Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork
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The Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork contains three paintings collected by Dr. Howard William Zellhoefer. Two paintings are by K. Nakamine of landscapes in Okinawa, Japan from 1949, and the third painting is a 1962 Ferdinand Burgdorffof a desert landscape, possibly Mojave Desert, California.
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Slide of Archie C. Grant Hall and Maude Frazier Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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New York-New York - Entryway, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
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New York-New York - Exterior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
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New York-New York - Interior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
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Frazier Hall: photographic print
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Caddo Company regarding the New York, New York office, 1930 November 10 to 1931 March 31
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 485 (Restrictions apply)
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Hall and Mirrors
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Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- 15th Edition partial revision -- Set design drawings by Charles Lisanby
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