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Pearl Hughes oral history interview

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OH-00907

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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

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Howard Hughes inside of City Hall after completing his around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes and others inside City Hall in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes and others inside City Hall in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes and his crew on the steps of City Hall for photographs in New York City, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Grover Whalen leaving City Hall, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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