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Photograph of Lake Mead submerging the town of St. Thomas, June 1938
Date
1938-06
Archival Collection
Description
An adobe home in St. Thomas surrounded by water.
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Photograph of a sleeping shed and reservoir in Corn Creek, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1938 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Reservoir and sleeping sled in Corn Creek, Nevada
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Resevoir (sic) and sleeping shed"
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, August 1932
Date
1932-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing the entrance to the Boulder City Elementary School during its period of construction. The building, currently City Hall, is located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City.
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View of Boulder City: photographic print
Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified individual looks out towards Boulder City in the early 1930s.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938
Date
1938-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."
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Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white aerial view of the Hoover Dam Project area before the construction started. Written on the photo is: "Boulder City, Hoover Dam Project near Las Vegas, Nevada. Oakes #175."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on the back of the photograph: "Like a Bouncing Ball, Howard Hughes landed at Minneapolis at 7:30 a.m., quickly refueled, and has off for New York at 8:11 a.m."
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