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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes Aircraft plant in Tucson, Arizona, during construction, 1951.
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Other Hughes suits
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting down with an unidentified man leaning over his shoulder.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and unidentified men who are possibly actors on a film set.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes, sitting and conversing with two unidentified men in Chicago.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes talking to unidentified individuals at what appears to be a banquet.
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Hugh Shirkey oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01693
Abstract
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.
Archival Collection
Hugh McAllister oral history interview
Identifier
OH-01234
Abstract
Oral history interview with Hugh McAllister conducted by A. D. Hopkins on January 15, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, McAllister discusses his early life working as a miner in Colorado and Nevada, his time in Lathrop Wells, Nevada, and his eventual move to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936. McAllister also discusses his work as a bread truck driver, highway construction worker, and a machine shop worker for Basic Magnesium, Inc.
Archival Collection
Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes speaking into a microphone at a parade dedicated to himself in Texas.
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