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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, July 3, 1938

Date

1938-07-03

Description

Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes, lifting his plane and headed for Wichita, Kansas, on the first leg of his flight to Newark, N.J. from where he will hop-off for Paris."

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Tony Cordasco oral history interview, 2024 July 03

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Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Tony Cordasco conducted by Stefani Evans and Claytee D. White on July 3, 2024 for Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports project. In this interview, Tony Cordasco recalls his childhood in Newark, New Jersey, and eventually moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979, where he became the first sports director of the new "KJON" radio station. In 1981, the station earned its FCC license as KUNV, and he was the first program director. After graduating with a degree in communications in 1982, he worked at news radio stations in Las Vegas and New Jersey until returning to Las Vegas permanently in 1987 to host a daily sports radio show and UNLV basketball play-by-play on a new station, KROL, co-owned by Sig Rogich and Mark Ratner. He also headed public relations for sports at The Showboat, which offered professional bowling, boxing, and wrestling. In 2000, he joined Red Bull as its marketing director and produced the company's first marketing plan. After fifteen years with the company, he opened his own consulting firm. He discusses his personal history with sports reporting and commentating and his work with Red Bull; the Professional Women's Volleyball team, Vegas Thrill; Jerry Tarkanian; and attending boxing matches at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion. Digital audio and photograph available.

Archival Collection

Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
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Collection Number: OH-03922
Collection Name: Game On! The Oral History of Las Vegas Sports Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Photograph of women in dresses , Panaca (Nev.), July 5, 1897

Date

1897-07-05

Description

Unidentified women in dresses stand together with a man in costume in front of a building in Panaca, Nevada.

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Letter from J. Ross Clark to Walter R. Bracken, July 16, 1904

Date

1904-07-16

Archival Collection

Description

Letter advises Bracken to respond to inquiries about Las Vegas with information on climate and overall conditions and refrain from giving out any information about the railroad.

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Sam Brown interview with Ruchman, 1999 July 01

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Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
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Collection Number: MS-00907
Collection Name: Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 01, Digital File 00

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Frank Wright interview with Ruchman, 2000 July 11

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Archival Collection

Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00907
Collection Name: Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 01, Digital File 00

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Jack Granowski interview with Ruchman, 1999 July 01

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Archival Collection

Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00907
Collection Name: Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 01, Digital File 00

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Michael Gaughan interview with Ruchman, 1999 July 29

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Archival Collection

Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00907
Collection Name: Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 01, Digital File 00

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Jimmy Vaccaro interview with Ruchman, 1999 July 07

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File

Archival Collection

Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00907
Collection Name: Penelope Ruchman Collection of Las Vegas, Nevada Casino Professionals Oral Histories
Box/Folder: Box 01, Digital File 00

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Interview with Lawrence E. Lermusiaux, July 14, 2005

Date

2005-07-14

Description

Narrator affiliation: Family member

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