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Photograph of Sarann Knight Preddy and Senator Howard Cannon, 1979
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Archival Collection
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Sarran Knight Preddy, NAACP Vice President, with U.S. Senator Howard Cannon.
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.
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Fourth of July breakfast menu, Saturday, July 4, 1891, The Bates
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Archival Collection
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Fourth of July menu, Saturday, July 4, 1903, Hotel Bienville
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Washington D.C., circa 1936
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
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Archival Collection
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Letter from Howard W. Cannon (Las Vegas) to W. H. Johnson (Las Vegas), April 17, 1951
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Archival Collection
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The irrigation practices on the Las Vegas Ranch were being blamed for the mosquito problem in Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas Land and Water Company was being asked to address it.
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