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Photograph of Howard Hughes in a plane, Glendale, California, August 20, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Julie McDonald interview, March 14, 1981: transcript
Date
Archival Collection
Description
On March 14, 1981, Michael Richardson interviewed Julie McDonald (b. 1945 in Torrance, California) about her childhood and life in Las Vegas, Nevada. McDonald shares her first impressions of Las Vegas, her schooling and the location of residential areas. Throughout the interview, McDonald also goes into detail concerning her occupations at the Guild Theatre, her secretarial work at Nellis Air Force Base, her singing career and being a “21” dealer. McDonald discusses the changes in the gaming industry, particularly the incorporation of women dealers, the use of the silver dollar and the requirements for dealers. McDonald ends by discussing housing, major happenings within Las Vegas, recreation as a kid and mass media in early Las Vegas.
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Fourth of July menu, Tuesday, July 4, 1905, The Burnet House
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Telegram from W. M. Jeffers (Omaha) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), June 18, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Jeffers, having read a Las Vegas Review-Journal article about the water shortage in Las Vegas, asks Bracken to advise on possible rates revisions for those using evaporative water coolers.
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Pastel fashion sketches and figure drawings by "Fluff" LeCoque, 1938-1943
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Archival Collection
Description
Pastel fashion sketches and figure drawings
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with unidentified men, New York, circa 1938
Date
Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.
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Howard Hughes at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.: Howard Hughes, Constantin A. Dumansky, Counselor of the Soviet Embassy; General Oscar Westover; Jesse Jones; and Chairman of the R.F.C. and Count De Saint-Quentin, the French Ambassador, 1938 July 21
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
Archival Component
Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas.
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