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Corporate executive biographies with photographs, 1944-2003
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The corporate executive biographies with photographs series of the Hughes Electronics Corporation Records date from 1944 to 2003. The series contains biographies and headshots of the Hughes leadership team as well as some General Motors leadership team.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Photograph of a wing from the Flying Boat on its way to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor, 1946
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Aviation, aerospace, and defense industries, 1946-1976
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The aviation, aerospace and defense industries series contains reference files of newspaper clippings dating from 1946-1976.. The primary focus is on the Hughes Aircraft Company, in terms of the development of aviation, radar, avionics, missiles, space and communications, innovations, and the expansion of company operations. There are also a number of files that relate to the Hughes Tool Company and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the general development of civilian and military aviation, aerospace, weapons systems, and defense issues.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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Douglas DC-3 photographs, 1947
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Materials contain photographs of the Douglas DC-3 piloted by Howard Hughes in 1947. The photographs primarily depict Hughes and the plane after landing in New York City, New York.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Benedict Family Papers
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The Benedict Family Papers materials date from roughly 1905-1998 and are comprised of correspondence and letters (1969-1971) written to Howard Hughes by the public. The collection also contains correspondence written to Robert Maheu, former chief executive of Nevada operations for Howard Hughes. The collection also includes a variety of casino and gambling related product catalogs, gaming guides for Las Vegas casinos, and of research papers and reports primarily relating to sports betting and cheating.
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Felice John "Rocky" Russo oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Felice John "Rocky" Russo conducted by Marta Planzo on March 14, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Russo discusses his life and living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Russo describes moving to Las Vegas to work in construction, later becoming a teamster, and making deliveries in several towns in Nevada. Russo also talks about seeing Howard Hughes at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and Hughes' effect on the town, how Las Vegas has changed and expanded, and the various social clubs in the city.
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