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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950

Date

1947 to 1950

Description

Black and white photo of Boulder City Elementary School class.

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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950

Date

1947 to 1950

Description

Black and white photo of Boulder City Elementary School class.

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City Charter, 1935

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

City of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00674
Collection Name: City of Las Vegas, Nevada Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Photograph of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of members of the Aeronautical Association awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes and his Lockheed 12 aircraft at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Official timers of Aeronautical Association compare their precision chronometers as Lockheed-14 roars overhead, marking end of Round-the-World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport." Typed onto a second piece of paper also attached to the image: "Official timers of the Aeronautical Association shown at Floyd Bennett Field comparing their precision chronometers as Howard Hughes' plane roared overhead marking the end of his Flight Around The World. July 1938."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Telling the world about Hughes' record flight. New York City-- Radio men setting up their microphones in front of the crew of Howard Hughes great Lockheed plane so that Hughes and his heroic crew could send a few words of greeting to the world over the air waves after their record smashing flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), 1946-1951

Date

1946 to 1951

Archival Collection

Description

Golden Nugget in its original appearance on Fremont Street.
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV

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Photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Virginia City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Exacavation, Lost City, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

Black and white photograph of excavation of Lost City.

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Photograph of man and woman standing in front of building, St. Thomas, 1935-1938

Date

1935 to 1938

Description

Lorraine and her father standing in front of the shell of a building, probably Hannig's Ice Cream Parlor, in antediluvian St. Thomas. Handwritten on bottom left corner: St. Thomas Nev.

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Photograph of St. Thomas, Nevada ruins and Lake Mead, circa July, 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

The remains of a house in St. Thomas being covered by water.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Ruins of the town of St. Thomas as waters of Lake Mead rise."

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