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Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead, Nevada, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Looking east at Hugh Lords' garage and the Valley of Fire from the advancing waters of Lake Mead.
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Hugh Shirkey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Hugh Shirkey conducted by Patricia van Betten on February 04, 2010 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Shirkey discusses his personal history and arriving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1950. He talks about his employment at the Blue Diamond Mine as an electrician. Shirkey describes what life was like at the village as a single worker, the development of the mining plant, how the plant was managed, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada. Lastly, Shirkey recalls moving to Las Vegas and retiring from the mining plant.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 001
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