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Photograph of speedboats on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Two Cruise Craft boats on Lake Mead, upstream from the Dam. Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Photograph of hangar at Boulder City Airport, circa 1931-1935
Date
1931 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a hangar built by the U.S. Navy at the Boulder City Airport.
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Slide images of Harrah's Reno, Harrah's Lake Tahoe, and Harrah's Marina in Atlantic City, New Jersey, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00460
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
Box/Folder: Box 046
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment Corporate Archives
Box/Folder: Box 046
Archival Component
Year End Financial Reports for Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City, Nevada, 1972
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Janet MacEachern Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00395
Collection Name: Janet MacEachern Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: Janet MacEachern Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Film transparency of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and movie theater, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-1940
Date
1932 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder Theater.
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