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Photograph of Trans World Airline flight, New York, February 15, 1946

Date

1943 to 1945

Description

Description given with photo: "Non-Stop Los Angeles - New York Flight Inaugurated New York -- View of the crowd around the "Star of California" waiting for passengers -- most of them after it landed at LaGuardia Airport Feb. 15. Piloted by Howard Hughes, famed Around-The-World record holder and a TWA executive, the flight in-augurated non-stop schedule between Los Angeles and New York. The TWA Constellation made the trip in 8 hours and 38 minutes, as compared with the record of 7 hours, 27 minutes. Credit (ACME) 2/15/46."

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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, 1949

Date

1949

Description

Black and white aerial view of Boulder City. The Bureau of Reclamation Administration building, located at 1200 Park Street, can be seen in the center foreground of the image, along with the Boulder City Junior-Senior High School.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952

Date

1952

Description

Howard Hughes (second from left) standing in front of the experimental helicopter XH-17, Flying Crane, with others (from left to right): Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed, Assistant; Colonel Carl E. Jackson from Air Research and Development Headquarters, Baltimore; Gale J. Moore, Pilot; possibly Chal Bowen, Flight Engineer/Co-pilot, and an unidentified man, on October 23, 1952.

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Photograph of a Boulder City construction camp, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Black and white photograph of the Big Six construction camp in Boulder City.

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Menu for the Surrey Sportsman's Club, The Secretary's Feast, City of New York Restaurant, 1899 July 05

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00793
Collection Name: Bohn-Bettoni Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 06

Archival Component

Photograph of ceremony at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park, Boulder City, Nevada, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

A ceremony at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park marks Boulder City's 50th anniversary.

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Photograph of people at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park, Boulder City, Nevada, March 15, 1981

Date

1981-03-15

Description

Dignitaries and guests at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park on Boulder City's 50th anniversary.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes beside his Douglas DC-3 plane, New York, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes beside his Douglas DC-3 in New York in 1947.

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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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