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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Hugh Shirkey oral history interview
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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, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1946
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Archival Collection
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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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