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Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s
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Telegram from C. C. Larkin (Salt Lake City) to G. A. Cunningham (Salt Lake City), April 30, 1959
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Archival Collection
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Larkin had discovered that some people and businesses between Las Vegas and Lake Mead were being supplied with water from the railroad shop well. They needed to be advised that they now needed to make arrangements with the water district for their water.
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Transcript of interview with Lawrence Hawley by Andy Sturgeon, March 13, 1981
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Archival Collection
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On March 13, 1981, Andy Sturgeon interviewed attorney Lawrence Hawley in his office on 302 East Carson Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss how Hawley first came to Nevada, as well as his personal family history. Hawley describes Hoover Dam as it was being built, the effects of the Depression on Nevada, and how Las Vegas has grown in size. Hawley also discusses liquor laws and how practicing law has changed since he first moved to Nevada.
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Henry Kronberg oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Henry Kronberg conducted by Barbara Tabach on February 26, 2015 for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project. In this interview Kronberg talks about his childhood in Germany and Poland, his experience being imprisoned by the Gestapo, and being transported to a concentration camp. He talks about surviving the Holocaust and meeting his wife. He discusses being reunited with his sister in Las Vegas, Nevada after decades of searching. Kronberg discusses purchasing Stoney's, a loan and pawn shop, anti-Semitism, and water resources in Southern Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946
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Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
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Archival Collection
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