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The Howard Hughes Corporation
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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979
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Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Subject files and photographs, 1935-2003
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The subject files and photographs series of the Hughes Electronics Corporation Records date from 1935-2003. This series contains subject files on the company history, some of its major technological developments, and its purchase by General Motors. Photographs in this series document Hughes developed technologies in use by NATO forces, development of the Galileo probe, the H-1 Racer, and communication satellites. Also in this series are files and photographs of the NASA Pioneer 10/Jupiter encounter.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
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Photograph of the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
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Transcript of interview with Rowena Gonzalez by Michael Boyd, March 1, 1977
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On March 1, 1977, Michael Boyd interviewed Rowena Gonzalez (born 1946 in Wichita Falls, Texas) about her life in Nevada. Gonzalez first talks about her family background and residential history before discussing the way of life in Texas and eventually in Las Vegas. Several topics covered in the interview include Gonzalez’s recollections of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam, and Howard Hughes. The two also discuss tourism, the properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, and early means of transportation.
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Corporate records, 1919 to 1965, 1944 to 1956
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The corporate records for California Pictures Corporation (1919-1965) detail Hughes and Sturges' legal arrangement for the creation and eventual dissolution of their company. Also included are documents for the incorporation of California Pictures, as well as the procurement of screenplay and book rights for potential movie productions. Other materials detail the acquisition of titles under the California Pictures name for Hughes Tool Company in the 1950s, as well as correspondence detailing the 1946 dissolution of the corporation.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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