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New York, New York, undated

Level of Description

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Archival Collection

Connie Atkinson Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
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Collection Number: MS-00560
Collection Name: Connie Atkinson Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 23

Archival Component

Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), general sections, casino building, July 18, 1966

Date

1966-07-18

Description

General sections for the New Frontier Casino from 1966. Includes revision dates and key map. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Socoloske, Zelner and Associates, structural engineers; Ira Tepper and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1966-11-07

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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

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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