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Photograph of people inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940-1960

Date

1940 to 1960

Description

Individuals sit and stand inside casino, where they can play table games, play slots, or drink at the bar. Transcription with photograph: "Town Hall Casino where Mizpah Annex is now, Tonopah, Nevada, George Bosovich, owner." Site Name: Town Hall Casino

Image

Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, approximately 1970-1979

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005

Archival Component

Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937

Date

1937-01-19

Description

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of Hughes Racer while he is being interviewed by newsmen at the Newark Airport.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 plane, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 the day before his second test run on the plane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, Los Angeles, July 4, 1938

Date

1938-07-04

Description

Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Howard Hughes took off from Coast for flight east. Los Angeles, California-- The huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, taking off from here for the flight to New York, from where he will take off for Paris. Credit Line (ACME) 7/4/1938."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947

Date

1947-08-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes, Attorneys, Resume Stand For Third Day. Washington, D.C. Noah Deitrich, seated, left, vice president of the Hughes Aircraft Co., told the Brewster Committee today that Maj. Gen. Oliver Echois, former AAF procurement (?) chief, refused to do business with Howard Hughes, right, because he "disliked" the multi-millionaire air-plane builder. Hughes' counsel, Thomas I. Slack, standing, is shown as he interrupted Deitrich's testimony to fire a question at the war contract probers. -INP Photo by G.B. Kress- 8/8/47."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947

Date

1947-08-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Cogitation Concentration Jubilation, Washington, D.C. - Three interesting studies of plane-builder, movie-maker and headline-maker Howard Hughes as he returned to the witness stand before the Senate War Investigating Committee today to answer questions relating to his wartime plane-building contracts. During his testimony today, Hughes said he wishes to absolve shipbuilder Henry Kaiser from any criticism in connection with the 200-ton flying boat that is one of the issues in the current probe. Photograph by G.B. Kress. 8/8/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-07

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."

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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957

Date

1957

Description

A construction photo of Maude Frazier Hall at Nevada Southern University (NSU). A surveyor is seated on the ground near his equipment.

Image

#68419: The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering celebrated the end of the semester with the Fall Senior Design Awards and Holiday Happy Hour in the Great Hall December 15, 2011 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2011 December 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component