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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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Reinhold, Robert. Gambling in America: Las Vegas' Goal is Transformation from Sin City to Family Vacation Town, New York Times, 1989 May 30
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 16
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 16
Archival Component
Photograph of people outside a house in Elmira, New York, 1916
Date
1916
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photogrpah: "1916. Honeymoon-Aunt Jess Swartwood house, Elmira, New York"
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New York-New York Hotel & Casino: first floor key plan with hand colorings, 1995 May
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
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Collection Number: MS-01151
Collection Name: Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
Box/Folder: Roll 13
Collection Name: Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
Box/Folder: Roll 13
Archival Component
New York-New York Hotel & Casino "Times Square Building": elevations and floor plan, 1995 April
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
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Collection Number: MS-01151
Collection Name: Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
Box/Folder: Roll 03
Collection Name: Donna Silva Lighting Design Plans
Box/Folder: Roll 03
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James Otto Williamson, employment application to Southern Surety Company of New York, New York, 1931 June 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 478 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 478 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Sound cue sheets, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, copy for New York, New York showing, 1930 June 22
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 026 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 026 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
XF-11 plane before its first flight at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California, 1946 July 03
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
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