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Looking west of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1955 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Aerial View of Boulder City, Nevada, looking west, 1950-55(?).
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Aerial photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Silver City Bowl: Carson City, Nevada, 1960 September 26
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00203
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 175
Collection Name: James B. McDaniel Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 175
Archival Component
Film negative of Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 21, 1961
Date
1961-12-21
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Las Vegas Mayor Oran K. Gragson seated at his desk in City Hall. A certificate From Delta dated June 25, 1961 hangs on the wall behind him. Oran Kenneth Gragson (February 14, 1911 – October 7, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. He was the longest-serving mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1959 to 1975. Gragson, a member of the Republican Party, was a small business owner who was elected Mayor on a reform platform against police corruption and for equal opportunity for people of all socio-economic and racial categories. Gragson died in a Las Vegas hospice on October 7, 2002, at the age of 91. The Oran K. Gragson Elementary School located at 555 N. Honolulu Street, Las Vegas, NV 89110 was named in his honor.
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Anderson Boarding and Supply Company contract for building a mess hall and living quarters near Tuba City, Arizona, 1940 November
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 147 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 147 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Film transparency of the Boulder City Auto Court, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Boulder City Auto Court. The Mobilgas gas service station can be seen in the background.
Image
Photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956
Date
1956 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the City of Las Vegas Recreation Department meeting to discuss a new program for Little League Football, circa 1956. From left to right: Dr. James McMillan, Tommy Harmon, Marcus Haynes, and Tony Durham.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a newspaper clipping featuring Howard Hughes and his crew. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Crowd waits for glimpse of Howard Hughes as he leaves the home of Al. Lodwick and enters automobile. 7/38."
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Film transparency of he dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976. From left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Jeanne Clark, Bob Ferraro (crouching), Tommy Nelson, Joe Williams, Elton Garrett, unknown (crouching), unknown (crouching)
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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.
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