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Photograph of the Wilson home in Las Vegas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An exterior view of the Wilson home at 509 South 7th Street.

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Photograph of the Wilson home in Las Vegas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Exterior of the Wilson home at 509 South 7th Street.

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Interview with Herbert Frank York, July 18, 2004

Date

2004-07-18

Description

Narrator affiliation: Physicist, First director, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory; Arms control negotiator; Director, Defense Dept. Research adn Engineering

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s

Date

1920 to 1959

Description

Howard Hughes landing in the Lockheed 14 in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes lands in New York in flight from coast New York City-- the huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, oil millionaire and air speed racer, being taxied to its hangar at Floyd Bennet field here, July 4th, shortly after landing on its leisurely trip from the Pacific Coast. Hughes and his crew will take off in it next week on a flight to Paris which may be followed by a flight around the world."

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The Gateway to Las Vegas from Boulder City, depicting the Union Pacific Railroad Depot, reproduction from approximately 1938 to 1945: photographic print and negative, 1982

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File

Archival Collection

Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00149
Collection Name: Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-023

Archival Component

Peppermill Concert Hall mounted sign, Wendover, Nevada

Date

2021

Description

A mounted sign for the Peppermill Concert Hall at night with lit neon.

680 Wendover Blvd, West Wendover, NV 89883

Peppermill Concert Hall


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Latin Quarter (New York): programs

Date

1950 to 1989

Archival Collection

Description

Series 2: Nightclubs

Mixed Content

Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes shaking hands with Cordell Hull; several unidentified men are photographed with them.

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