Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project
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Collection Number: MS-01178 Collection Name: Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project Box/Folder: Digital File 00
The grayscale view of some of the first buildings in Boulder City, Nevada. Other buildings under construction can be seen among the finished buildings.
The grayscale view of some of the first buildings in Boulder City, Nevada. Other buildings under construction can be seen among the finished buildings.
The grayscale view of dormitories built for the workers of Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada. Automobiles can be seen parked alongside the adjacent road.
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."