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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."

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Slide of the This Is The Place Monument, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1990s

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

A view of the right-hand side of the This is the Place Monument. Several individual sculptures make up the full monument. The This is the Place Monument is a historical monument at the This is the Place Heritage Park, located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. It is named in honor of Brigham Young's famous statement in 1847 that the Latter-day Saint pioneers should settle in the Salt Lake Valley. Sculpted between 1939 and 1947 by Mahonri M. Young, a grandson of Brigham Young, it stands as a monument to the Mormon pioneers as well as the explorers and settlers of the American West. It was dedicated by LDS Church President George Albert Smith on 24 July 1947, the hundredth anniversary of the pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley. It replaced a much smaller monument located nearby.

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Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), door schedule, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. 'Drawn by ME.' John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), door schedule, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. 'Drawn by ME.' John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), door schedule, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. 'Drawn by ME.' John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), door schedule, November 22, 1985

Date

1985-11-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. 'Drawn by ME.' John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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