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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-07

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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Carson City tourist brochures and narrative about Carson City statistics and history, 1980s, 1993

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 128

Archival Component

Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-14

Description

Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.

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Electric Rate Study; City of Boulder City, Nevada by Beck, R. W. & Associates, 1981 December

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01027
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88

Archival Component

Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply

Identifier

MS-00055

Abstract

The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

Archival Collection

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

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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