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Pearl Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
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Faye Bunny, regarding a request for photographs for Howard Hughes' library from the Central Press Service, 1941 July 18
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 067 (Restrictions apply)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 09, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 001
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his plane, January 1936
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