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McCarthy, Neil Steere, 1888-1972

Neil Steere McCarthy was a corporate and film industry lawyer who worked as an attorney for Howard Robard Hughes Jr. for seventeen years, as well as a Vice President in the Hughes company during World War II. He was born May 6, 1888 in Phoenix, Arizona and died July 25, 1972 in Los Angeles, California.

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Johnson, Benard. “Neil Steere McCarthy.” Find a Grave. September 18, 2013. Accessed September 17, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117294075/neil-steere-mccarthy

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Virginia T. Lanier interview, March 16, 1981: transcript

Date

1981-03-16

Description

From the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas collection OH-01060. On March 16, 1981, collector Heidi G. Hughes speaks to Virginia T. Lanier at the collector’s home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lanier talks about living on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950’s and 1960’s. She speaks about her experiences riding the bus, working in food service, and what the Strip was like during the time period.

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Alexander, J. B. (Jesse Bennett), 1895-1976

Born in Dallas, Texas in 1897, Jesse Bennett (J. B.) Alexander was an aviation executive who taught Howard Hughes to fly in 1927 and served as Chief of Aeronautics for Hughes' film Hell's Angels between 1927 and 1930. Alexander later founded the Harlow Aircraft Manufacturing Company, worked as a regional manager for the young American Airways, and patented designs for imporvements in aviation control technology. He died in 1976.

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Shoppes at Summerlin development, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-23

Description

Landscaping along Pavilion Center Drive frames up The Howard Hughes Corporation's Shoppes at Summerlin project slated for the vacant land along West Sahara Avenue just east of the Downtown Summerlin Mall.

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Shoppes at Summerlin development, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-23

Description

Landscaping along Pavilion Center Drive frames up The Howard Hughes Corporation's Shoppes at Summerlin project slated for the vacant land along West Sahara Avenue just east of the Downtown Summerlin Mall.

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Shoppes at Summerlin development, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-08-23

Description

Landscaping along Pavilion Center Drive frames up The Howard Hughes Corporation's Shoppes at Summerlin project slated for the vacant land along West Sahara Avenue just east of the Downtown Summerlin Mall.

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