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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' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules traveling down a street in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules traveling down a street in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules traveling down a street in Culver City, California.

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Caddo Company regarding the New York, New York office, 1930 November 10 to 1931 March 31

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 485 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Birth certificate for Maurice Behar, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Maurice Halfon Behar Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00801
Collection Name: Maurice Halfon Behar Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes with people, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

A view of Howard Hughes posing for a photograph with three unidentified women and two unidentified men.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

Howard Hughes talking to two unidentified men, who are possibly actors on a film set.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft leaving France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes airplane leaving Paris airport by night for Moscow."

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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937

Date

1937-01-19

Description

Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.

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