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Event photographs, 1930-1979
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs from events hosted or attended by Howard Hughes or his associates from approximately 1930 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict banquets and parades held in Hughes's honor.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Archival Component
Felice John "Rocky" Russo oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Felice John "Rocky" Russo conducted by Marta Planzo on March 14, 1976 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Russo discusses his life and living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Russo describes moving to Las Vegas to work in construction, later becoming a teamster, and making deliveries in several towns in Nevada. Russo also talks about seeing Howard Hughes at the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and Hughes' effect on the town, how Las Vegas has changed and expanded, and the various social clubs in the city.
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