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Hugh Shirkey oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Hugh Shirkey conducted by Patricia van Betten on February 04, 2010 for the History of Blue Diamond Village in Nevada Oral History Project. In this interview, Shirkey discusses his personal history and arriving to Blue Diamond, Nevada in 1950. He talks about his employment at the Blue Diamond Mine as an electrician. Shirkey describes what life was like at the village as a single worker, the development of the mining plant, how the plant was managed, and traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada. Lastly, Shirkey recalls moving to Las Vegas and retiring from the mining plant.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, 1938
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Name: Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
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