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Margaret (Peggy) Casey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Margaret Casey conducted by Claytee D. White on January 13, 2005 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Margaret Casey discusses the female workers during World War II (WWII). She discusses Las Vegas, Nevada history during the mid-century. She also discusses the Mesquite Club, the ways of family life including the grocery stores, restaurants and the various leisure activities like gardening and golf. Casey then discussses topics such as the atomic testing, Howard Hughes and the transformation of Las Vegas' transportation and downtown.
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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, May 29, 1984
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 1938
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Savoldelli, Steve
Steve Savoldelli was an executive for Howard Hughes and Hughes' various corporations in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of aerial photographic map viewed by Lt Marvin R. Williams and Sgt. Erickson, circa 1940s-1950s.
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McCaffery, Bob
Bob McCaffery is a Howard Hughes historian most known for his work helping to preserve the Spruce Goose. He is originally from Billings, Montana. After graduating high school in 1957, he joined the United States Air Force. He served until 1960. In 1970, he graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles. He currently works as a keynote speaker on Howard Hughes and a publicist for Dr. Lonnie Hammargren.
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Fundraiser at the NAACP Valley View Golf Club: photographic print
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