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Geraldine Kirk-Hughes oral history interview
Identifier
OH-03587
Abstract
Oral history interview with Geraldine Kirk-Hughes conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
In this interview, Geraldine Kirk-Hughes discusses her educational background, previous occupations, and her decision to attend law school in Reno, Nevada in 1984. Kirk-Hughes shares details of passing the bar exam in 1988, opening her one-woman law firm shortly thereafter, and her affiliation with the National Bar Association (NBA). She recalls how she met Charles Kellar, various cases she represented, and her experiences with racism both directed at herself and her clients of color.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes inside an unidentified plane, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in an unidentified plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sits at the controls of his 400,000 pound Flying Boat just a day prior to its first tests in the Los Angeles Harbor in California. The aircraft was 219 feet long with a wing span of 320 feet.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing before a plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes putting on a tie in a hotel room.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Howard Hughes that was possibly cropped from a larger image.
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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes Aircraft plant in Tucson, Arizona, during construction, 1951.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting on a bed and putting on his shoe. Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel j/14/36."
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes on the telephone, with shaving cream on his face. Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel j/14/36."
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