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Transcript of interview with Francis E. Hughes by Mark E. French, February 23, 1977
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Archival Collection
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On February 23, 1977, collector Mark E. French interviewed local farmer, Francis E. Hughes (born March 9th, 1917 in Mesquite, Nevada) in his home in Mesquite, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of the general lifestyle and culture in Mesquite. Mr. Hughes mother, Orilla Leavitt, was born in Bunkerville, Nevada. Members of Mr. Hughes’s family were amongst the first settlers in the Mesquite area.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 11, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Francis E. Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Francis E. Hughes conducted by Mark E. French on February 23, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hughes discusses the general lifestyle, culture, and family members that were amongst the first settlers of the Mesquite, Nevada area.
Archival Collection
New York Times articles: photographic slide
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Archival Collection
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From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). From Slides #1550 through 1557. Newspaper title text: "U.S. Confirms a Plan to Halt Talks on a Nuclear Test Ban".
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Glendale, California, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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D. Kenneth Richardson Papers on the Hughes Aircraft Company
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The D. Kenneth Richardson Papers on the Hughes Aircraft Company (1950-2011) contains correspondence, speeches, photographs, Hughes Aircraft Company executive meeting notes, and various publications from Hughes Aircraft Company and other aeronautical companies. Also included are published papers written by Richardson and a productivity study published by the Hughes Aircraft Company.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
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Archival Collection
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