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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941
Date
1941-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. A. Shamberger (Carson City), July 7, 1941
Date
1941-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Letter in which Bracken requests a definition of a miner's inch from the State Engineer's office.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on letter: "Request of Frank Strong"
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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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