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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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"Tax Payers’ Guide" 1926 (booklet) and 1938 Los Angeles, 1926-1938
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Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 71
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Broadway during the ticker-tape reception accorded Howard Hughes and his four crew members in recognition of their around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
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Edward Lund, Harry Connor, Howard Hughes, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Thomas Thurlow, and Richard Stoddart at the State Department, 1938 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes shaking hands with Major General Oscar Westover, Head of the U.S. Air Corps, at a luncheon at the National Press Club, 1938 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Group at Grover Whalen's home: L. Thomas Thurlow, H. Flannigan, Edward Lund, Howard Hughes, Grover Whalen, R. Stoddart, and Harry Connor, 1938 July 14
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking around-the-world flight New York, New York, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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