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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An unidentified man handing Howard Hughes a certificate during a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An unidentified man handing Howard Hughes a certificate during a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1936 to 1939

Description

Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing before a plane.

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Zendzian, Craig A. Vulnerability of Casino Ancillary Services and Vendors to Racketeering: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis Digest 6(1), approximately 1900 to 1999

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File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 19

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Interior view of a car transporting Howard Hughes and two unidentified men.

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Hugh Shirkey oral history interview

Identifier

OH-01693

Abstract

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 at the Washington Airport, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the back of the image: "Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport. July 1938."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes putting on a tie in a hotel room.

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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