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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952

Date

1949-11-07 to 1952-05-21

Archival Collection

Description

Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952

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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942

Date

1937-02-17 to 1942-08-04

Archival Collection

Description

Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942

Text

Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949

Date

1947-01-07 to 1949-10-26

Archival Collection

Description

Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949

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New Year's dinner 1927, Dresden Hotel

Date

1905-04-10

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Hotel logo on cover. "Price $1.25." Back of menu has cartoon of a chef with a knife, carrying a large bird on a platter Restaurant: Dresden Hotel

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New Year's menu, 1979, Hotel Sahara

Date

1978-12-31

Description

Note: Portrait drawing of Don Rickles on menu cover Restaurant: Hotel Sahara Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Text

Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his Round-The-World flight in New York. Handwritten on the back of the image: "B' way parade temporarily blocked by fire engines answering false alarm. 7/15/38."

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Map of parts of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, atlas sheet no. 70(A), 1877

Date

1877-05-07

Description

37 x 50 cm. Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Issued May 7th, 1877. 2nd ed., June 30th, 1881." "Atlas sheet no. 77(B)." "Expeditions of 1871 & 1786 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." "Weyss, Herman & Lang, del." Probably originally published as part of the geological atlas which is an appendix to the Surveys' Report upon United States geographical surveys west of the one hundredth meridian. Geological map. "Prof. John J. Stevenson, geological assistant." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.

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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. The outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding desert. Note: Bits of the airplane from which the image itself was taken can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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