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Howard Wasden oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Howard Wasden conducted by Gillian Collins on an unknown date in the 1970s for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Wasden discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1925 and working for the railroad. Wasden explains how the railroad was a predominant economic asset for Las Vegas at the time. He then describes living on the Westside "Old Town", education in Las Vegas, attending the University of Nevada, Reno, and eventually becoming a teacher. Lastly, Wasden discusses the population growth, development of the Las Vegas Strip, and his role as principal of West Charleston School.
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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L'il Lil [real name: Howard Benway at the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall & Saloon Gaiety Theater: 35mm color slide, approximately 1977 to 1982
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Collection Name: Kenny Kerr Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, July 21, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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