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Newspaper, The Goldfield News, July 1, 1904

Date

1904-07-01

Description

Newspaper, The Goldfield News, July 1, 1904

Text

Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes exiting an airplane in New York, flanked by two unidentified men.

Image

Analysis of Hydraulic Connections Between BMT and SCV Areas - Stripa Project 90-15, 1990 July

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00091
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 81

Archival Component

Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." 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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The Ward Miner vol. 1, no. 19, Ward City, Nevada, 1877 January 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining
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Collection Number: MS-00011
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on Nevada Mining
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 22

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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: New York City; Back: Never Forget FDNY 343 WTC 9-11-2001, approximately 2001-2012

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File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 85

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Las Vegas Review-Journal reporting on Richard Ham campaign, 1975 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gerald Schaffer Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01065
Collection Name: Gerald Schaffer Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 17

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