Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."
Lily Pons (left), Howard Hughes (center), and an unidentified man (right) at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Text printed on an attached strip of paper: "Noted flier and his hostess at cocktail party Los Angeles, Cal. -- Howard Hughes, noted flier, with Lily Pons, singing star, as he attended the cocktail party given by Miss Pons at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Credit Line (ACME) 11/8/38 NY LOND PAR."
Howard Hughes sitting in between party attendees Lily Pons (left) and Errol Flynn (right) at a dining table located in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Text printed on an attached strip of paper: "At cocktail party given by singing star Los Angeles, Cal. -- Lily Pons, singing star; Howard Hughes, noted flier, and Errol Flynn (left to right) at the cocktail party given by Miss Pons at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Credit Line (ACME) 11/8/38 NY LON PAR."
Typed onto a piece of paper given with the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Los Angeles, Cal. -- The crowd gathered around the world-circling plane of Howard Hughes in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal as Hughes and his companions on his record-breaking world flight alighted from the plane to receive the welcome home of Southern California. Hughes put his plane down at the airport and taxied it into the hangar all before alighting with his companions. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38 NY."
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. Photograph of Clara Bow and Rex Bell (George Francis Beldam) in front of the fireplace in the great room at the ranch house at Walking Box Ranch. The firepalce was made by "Big John" Silvera from Searchlight Nevada. He was Deputy Sheriff there and did rock work.
The miscellaneous files series (1911-1993) contains awards, an audio cassette, art, club history, vault inventory, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks relating to Mesquite Club members and activities.
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Mesquite Club Records
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Collection Number: MS-00429 Collection Name: Mesquite Club Records Box/Folder: N/A
The Administrative files contain annual reports, board minutes, training manuals, club history and member documents, the League's Constitution and Bylaws, financial statements and reports, policies, procedures and traditions.
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Junior League of Las Vegas Records
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Collection Number: MS-00179 Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas Records Box/Folder: N/A
Digital video contains a message from Ruby Duncan an an older slide show with voice over describing the history of Operation Life. The video was produced by Jack Anderson and John Dombrink.
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Jack Anderson Professional Papers on Operation Life
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Collection Number: MS-00795 Collection Name: Jack Anderson Professional Papers on Operation Life Box/Folder: Digital File 00