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Two views of Vassili Sulich getting his star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars: photographic print
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Café Savarin, menu, April 15, 1892
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Douglas DC-3 photographs, 1947
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Materials contain photographs of the Douglas DC-3 piloted by Howard Hughes in 1947. The photographs primarily depict Hughes and the plane after landing in New York City, New York.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Vassili Sulich and dance partner, image 037: photographic print
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York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Herbert F. York (1921-1990) was a leading physicist in the development of the atom bomb during World War II. He later became an advocate for arms-control.
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T-Shirts left at the memorial, 2001-2012
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Materials contain more than 5,000 t-shirts left at the "Heroes of 9-11" memorial at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 2001 to 2012. Many of the shirts, which came mostly from fire departments and law enforcement agencies around the United States, are damaged or faded due to being exposed to the weather. Many of the shirts have signatures or written prayers from families, friends, and coworkers.
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Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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José Armando Elique interview, January 14, 2019: transcript
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José Armando Elique was born on February 14, 1944 in New York City. Born to Puerto Rican parents that immigrated to the United States in the 20s, Elique spent his childhood in both New York and Puerto Rico. Raised in the South Bronx, Elique’s family were part of the first pioneros from Puerto Ricans to settle in New York City in the twentieth century. Elique served as a radar man in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War on the USS Purdey. After his service, Elique applied to the Port Authority Police Department where his first big assignment included going undercover and investigating gang activity. Over the course of the next 22 years, he rose through the rankings becoming the assistant chief in charge of overseeing six facilities in the region. Elique is the first and only Latino to reach such rank with the Port Authority. Elique moved to Nevada in 2000 and became the chief of UNLV Police Services. Prior to coming to UNLV, he served as the University Director of Public Safety for the City University of New York (CUNY). Elique is also a member of the National Latino Police Officers Association, an organization that helps train Latino officers on contemporary issues and promote the advancement of Latinos in the police force. As police chief, Elique has fought for the hiring of new police officers to better serve UNLV’s campus and student body. As Chief of Police, Elique oversaw the response of his team to secure the campus and to provide for the needs of those seeking refuge at Thomas and Mack Center on the night of October 1, 2017. Chief Elique is also part of the Remembering 1 October oral history project where he reflected on that night, the role of campus police, coordination with Metro Police, purpose of the Fusion Center, command post, Emergency Operation Center for business continuity, and preparedness of urgent situation and active shooters. He is a graduate of Adelphi University and of Northwestern University’s Traffic Institute of Police Administration and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 14, 1938
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