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Howard Heckethorn oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Heckethorn conducted by Richard Eitland on February 15, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Mr. Heckethorn describes going to school in the early days of Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about many notable teachers he had, as well as the development of the Las Vegas area. Heckethorn also discusses his arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1930, and recalls the Old Mormon Fort, El Rancho, The Last Frontier, and the tourism that gambling brought to the city. Heckethorn discusses the 1960s, and the impact Howard Hughes had in the development of hotels and casinos.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Howard Cannon Papers
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The Howard Cannon Papers (1958-1988) contain the personal, administrative, and legislative papers of Howard W. Cannon, U.S. Senator from Nevada between 1959 to 1983. The collection primarily pertains to Cannon's time in office from the 86th Congress in 1959 to the 97th Congress in 1983. Materials include correspondence, speech transcripts and supporting research material, press releases, reports, memoranda, newspaper and magazine clippings, and Senate voting records. The collection also includes constituent correspondence and casework related to legislative issues such as foreign relations, social security, veterans, tax reform, labor, aviation, nuclear testing and waste, civil rights, and environmental protection.
For a detailed inventory, please contact Special Collections and Archives (special.collections@unlv.edu).
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William D. Howard, Marcus Howard, Nancy Howard Copley, Mary Josephine Baxter Howard, Ollie Howard Lohr, Allie Howard Moxley, Lyght Howard, and Minnie Howard, Oregon, undated
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U.S. Senator Howard Cannon after winning the primary election, 1982 September 15
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Photograph of a luncheon for the completion of Howard Hughes' Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938
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