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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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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records
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The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records contain materials dating from approximately 1968 to 2017 that document the establishment of the School of Engineering and later the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering School. Materials include records of the Nevada Development Authority Partners for Industry through Engineering and Education (PiE2) program during the 1980s that was headed by Bob Gore of Summa Corporation (formerly known as the Howard Hughes Corporation). Collection records also include samples of class listings, phone directories, degree information, college rules and bylaws, and fact sheets and brochures for different engineering degree programs at UNLV. Materials also include accreditation questionnaires from 1989, 1990, and 1992. Also included are promotional brochures and pamphlets for the school from 2015 to 2017.
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T-Shirt Color: Tan; Front: The Best City in Las Vegas, New York New York, Las Vegas, Front Of New York New York Casino, Las Vegas; Handwritten Text: Todd Ellis, In Appreciation For Serving On The Disaster Relief Team 9-11, Muleshoe, Texas, 9-26-02, approximately 2001-2012
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 382
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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 Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 002
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: In Memory Of The Fallen 9-11-2001, Fire Department City Of New York, Police Department City Of New York, Dept. Emblems, Stars And Ribbon; Back: The Other Twin Towers Of New York, They Called We Responded, NYC In Flames And Police And Fire Department In Place Of Towers, approximately 2001-2012
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 256
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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: In Memory Of Our Fallen Heroes 9-11-01, Twin Towers; Back: Freedom Is Never Free Port Authority Police New York New Jersey 37, Fire Department City Of New York 34, Police Department City Of New York 23, Dept. Emblems, approximately 2001-2012
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 234
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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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Start of New York-to-Paris Race, Times Square, New York City, February 12, 1908, reproduction courtesy Harrah's Automobile Collection: photographic print: photographic negative, 1964
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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