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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes (with hat) as he arrived in New York after completing a round the world flight is shown with Grover Whalen (left) members of his crew and Mayor La Guardia (right front) 7-14-38 (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Lily Pons, Beverly Hills, California, November 8, 1938
Date
1938-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
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."
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Film transparency of Lake Auto Court, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of Lake Auto Court in Boulder City.
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Photograph of Fleming Ballew Hubbard and others, Canon City, Colorado, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Fleming Ballew Hubbard and other members of the J. C. Penney Group in Canon City, Colorado. F. B. Hubbard can be seen standing in the center of the second row.
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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s
Date
1990 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A statue of early trappers that is inscribed with "This is the place." A view of the left-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.
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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s
Date
1990 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.
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Postcard of a Virignia &Truckee Railroad train in snow, Virginia City, Nevada, January 18, 1916
Date
1916-01-18
Archival Collection
Description
A Virginia &Truckee Railroad train with a snow plow on the front of the engine, in a snow-covered railyard in Virginia City, Nevada. Caption: "V. & T. Express, Virginia City, Nevada. Jan 15-1916."
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