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Photograph of Howard Hughes in cockpit of the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of an aerial view of Squires Park and City Hall, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1952
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Archival Collection
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Shauna Hughes oral history interviews
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Oral history interviews with Shauna Hughes conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on August 31, 2016 and October 11, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In the first interview, Hughes discusses her early life in New York and later moving to Ohio. She talks about attending John Carroll University, moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982, and being a founding member of the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys. Hughes recalls being appointed Henderson City Attorney, the early development of Green Valley, and the rapid growth of that area. Hughes then describes the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) explosion in 1988. In the second interview, Hughes discusses her work as Henderson City Attorney. She describes collaborating with elected city officials, the development of the Galleria Mall, and the establishment of Nevada State College (NSC). Lastly, Hughes talks about community support for new infrastructure in Henderson.
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Harry Hall oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Harry Hall conducted by Dennis McBride on June 20, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. Hall discusses how the hope of work on the dam encouraged his move to Nevada with his mother and stepfather. He then talks at some length about living in a tent in Ragtown, the various illegal bootlegging establishments along the dirt road running between Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada, and working on the dam. He continues talking about working conditions, the heat, and the labor strike at the dam in August, 1931.
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Hayes, Frederick O. R., "The Prospects for Casino Gambling in New York City", 1979
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 079
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Bars and nighctlubs: Stonewall Inn, New York City, 2009-2015
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Collection on LGBTQ Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 03
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New York City 9/11 firefighter memorials, approximately 2001 to 2010
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: American Red Cross Southern Nevada Chapter Records
Box/Folder: Box 09
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Attorneys and statutory agents - appointment in New York City, 1911-1960
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 56
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View of George Washington Bridge to the Verazano Bridge in Manhattan from across the Hudson River, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph
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