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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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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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Photograph of the Lockheed 14, July, 3, 1938
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Spectators gathered around the Lockheed-14 at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, to watch Howard Hughes take off, 1938 July 10
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Howard Cannon with Southern Nevada Homebuilders in Washington, D.C.: photographic print
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United States Air Force Academy appointees, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1977 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 44
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Replica of a Civil War field piece at Tonopah Park, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 1965 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 06
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 14, 1936
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
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