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Photograph of the Flying Boat wing and pontoon during test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
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Haydee Del Monte oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Haydee Del Monte conducted by Emma I. Marroquin on March 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Del Monte discusses Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, and different schools in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Robert K. Roney files, 1950-1991
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Robert K. Roney (1922-2017) was a leading engineer and Senior Vice President with Hughes Aircraft Company. During his career at Hughes he made major contributions with regard to the development of air-to-air missiles, lunar landing spacecraft and communications satellites. The Robert K. Roney files (1950-1991) contains his author (correspondence) files, and engineering notes, and numerous technical reports, some of which he authored.
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“Dr. Robert K. Roney,” National Academy of Engineering, accessed January 31, 2018,
https://www.nae.edu/MembersSection/MemberDirectory/27589.aspx
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Hughes, Francis Evans, 1917-2009
Francis Hughes was born in Mesquite, Nevada and talks about his home and lifestyle in Mesquite.
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Multicolor Films, Inc. records, 1926 to 1935
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The Multicolor Films, Inc. records (1926-1935) consists of administrative, advertising and publicity, financial, and legal records, as well as blueprints, specifications, and correspondence. Materials include black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, newspaper and magazine clippings, and financial reports detailing Howard Hughes' attempts at developing color prints for his films.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Robert Francis Bergin oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Robert Francis Bergin conducted by Paula Morey on March 05, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview Bergin discusses his personal history, the opening of the Desert Inn Hotel and other casinos, the gambling industry, his visits to Cuba, Wilbur Clark, Howard Hughes, and women in gaming. Digital audio and transcript available.
Archival Collection
Clippings: "Panorama Goes Clubbing," photo of Wilbur and Toni Clark, undated; Eddie Griffith, "Wilbur Clark Leave for Las Vegas," 1944-06-13; "Fair Women, Gallant Men Will Be There," Las Vegas Sun, 1961-01-15; "Desert Inn's Wilbur Clark: From Bellhop to Bigshot," undated; "Wins Fashion Honor," 1958-10-29; "The Midnight Earl" about Toni Clark's visit to Howard Hughes, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1971-03-08; "A Town Remembers," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1983-02-10; undated clipping of Wilbur and Toni Clark in Las Vegas; "Wilbur Clark Acquitted in Tax Case," Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 1954-08-04; "Attend Ball," undated; "Cite Toni Clark as One of 14 US 'Best Dressed,'" 1958-10-28, 1944-1983
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Wilbur and Toni Clark Papers
Box/Folder: Box 1
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Two young women at the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
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Archival Collection
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From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Beryl Hughes, daughter of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes; and Mabel Ishmael, daughter of well-known Nye County resident, George Ishmael (identified from left to right). Photo was taken when Beryl Hughes was 15 and Mabel Ishmael was 16. Beryl Hughes later became a model in Los Angeles.
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