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Wilford, John Noble. Lure of the White Water, New York Times, 1979 July 22
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 15
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 15
Archival Component
Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel
Date
1967-07-24
Description
Press release quoting Bob Paige announcing Howard Hughes' acquistion of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
Text
Photograph of Wilbur Clark with Patrice, Sylvia Harris, and Valda Boyne Esau at New York airport, June 1958
Date
1958-06
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Wilbur Clark with (L-R): Patrice, Sylvia Harris, and Valda Boyne Esau in the New York City airport.
Image
Sweepstakes and Jai Alia tickets; sweepstakes tickets from Cambridgeshire, England, New York, New York; and Dublin, Ireland; Jai Alia tickets and program from Fronton, Mexico, approximately 1964 to 1975
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
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Collection Number: MS-00110
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13
Archival Component
Shauna Hughes oral history interviews
Identifier
OH-02817
Abstract
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.
Archival Collection
Crowd gathered around-the-world circling plane of Howard Hughes in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal, 1938 August 02
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15
Archival Component
T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem; Back: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 163
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 163
Archival Component
Biography of David Houston written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968
Date
1968-06-12
Archival Collection
Description
A biography of musician David Houston written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. This three-page biography examines Houston's early start at the age of twelve when he stared on the famed radio program ""Louisiana Hayride"" to a list of his current country music hit sincles and albums.
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