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Pearl Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
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Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company photographs, 1917-1997
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Materials contain photographs of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company from 1917 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict factories, laboratories, and tools produced by the Hughes Tool Company. The Hughes Aircraft Company was founded in 1932 as a division of Hughes Tool Company.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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New York City's 52nd Street was a miniature Vegas Strip, undated
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14
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View of high-rise hotels with ocean in background, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the Mississippi Lounge at the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the interior of the Showboat Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Architectural floorplan of a stage inside the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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Conceptual sketch of the Baccarat section of the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey: photographic print
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People with A. C. Grant taken (National City Bank, New York photograph), undated
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Collection Name: Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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