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Mark Rios, Air Traffic Controller, stands in the control tower at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1983 to 1986
Description
Situated in the Las Vegas control tower, high above the runways of McCarran International Airport, Mark Rios scans the skies and directs pilots during take-offs landings. A former military Air-Traffic Controller, Rios was called into civilian service in Oakland, California during the Air-Traffic Controller's strike in 1981. Born in Los Angeles, Rios moved to Las Vegas in 1984.
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Photograph of Clint Eastwood in U.S. marine dress uniform, 1985-1986
Date
1985 to 1986
Description
A portrait of Clint Eastwood in U.S. marine dress uniform. Date not specified but photo was taken during the filming of the movie "Heartbreak Ridge" (1985-1986). The photograph is autographed by Clint Eastwood to Eileen Brookman. The inscription says: "To Eileen - congratulations!. Clint Eastwood.".
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Interview with Pauline Helena Silvia, October 18, 2005
Date
2005-10-18
Description
Narrator affiliation: Biologist, U.S. Navy
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Photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson with United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 1975
Date
1975-04-24
Description
Unidentified United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilots with Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson (back row, center). A man to the right of Gragson (in the photo) is displaying a plaque.
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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Photograph of Captain Dale Cooke speaking to the press at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 20, 1982
Date
1982-01-20
Description
Captain Dale Cooke speaks to the press at Nellis Air Force Base after a fatal U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crash in Indian Springs, Nevada. Site Name: Nellis Air Force Base (Nev.)
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