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Photograph of an aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940

Date

1931 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Image of an aerial view of Boulder City.

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Photograph of an aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1940

Date

1931 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

Image of an aerial view of Boulder City.

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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. In the far distance, the shores of Lake Mead can be seen peaking out from behind the mountains. 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' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after completing his Round The World flight, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Text typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes strutting across a New York hotel lobby after completing a Round The World flight. 7-15-38. (Press Association)."

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Atlantic City Boardwalk Planter's Peanuts: photograph

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1969 (year approximate)

Description

Planters Peanuts storefront on the Atlantic City Boardwalk in New Jersey. The sign reads "Roasted Fresh Daily."

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The Nugget Casino in Carson City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From the Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367) -- The Nugget Casino in Carson City, Nevada.

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

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the Visitors Bureau located on Arizona Street in Boulder City during the day. Text across the white sign mounted on the front of the building: "Free Movies Building Of The Dam."

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

Date

1931 to 1936

Archival Collection

Description

An image of the Visitors Bureau located on Arizona Street in Boulder City during the day. Text across the white sign mounted on the front of the building: "Free Movies Building Of The Dam."

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