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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s
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Archival Collection
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Photographs of Hughes Blimp and other Hughes operations, 1946-1969
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 55
Archival Component
Hughes Electronics/Hughes Aircraft Company publications, 1980 to 1999
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 03, Oversized Box 07
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Panoramic photograph of Corn Creek, Nevada, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Picture taken from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Picture taken in 1938 from top of old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada"
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"The Message is Hughes" Hughes Space and Communications Company, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11, Digital File 00
Archival Component
Hugh McAllister oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Hugh McAllister conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McAllister discusses his early life working as a miner in Colorado and Nevada, his time in Lathrop Wells, Nevada, and his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. McAllister also discusses his work as a bread truck driver, highway construction worker, and a machine shop worker for Basic Magnesium, Inc.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Archival Collection
Description
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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, January 14, 1936
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Archival Collection
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