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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947
Date
1947-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "As Hughes Dropped "Blackmail" Charge - Washington, D.C., Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire air-plane builder, left, is shown leaning over the council table as he agreed to call of his "Blackmail" feud with Senator Owen Brewster at the end of today's heated session of the Senate Subcommittee's hearing of Hughes' wartime aircraft contracts. Committee members seated at the table (right) are: left to right: Senators J. Howard McGrath (D), Rhode Island: Claud Pepper (D), Florida: Homer Ferguson (R), Mich., chairman, and John J. Williams (R) del. spectators, reporters and photographers crowd around the committee table. Photograph by N.K. Benson 8/8/47." Another description given with photo: "Committee Closes Books On Hughes' Charges, Washington: Howard Hughes (right) exchanges remarks across the table with Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Mich.), left, chairman of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee, after the latter announced that the committee had closed its books on the inquiry into Hughes' charge that Sen. Owen Brewster attempted to "blackmail" him. Sitting next to Sen. Ferguson is committee member Sen. John J. Williams (R-Dela.), and standing directly behind Sen. Williams is Sen. Brewster (R-Maine), smiling broadly. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."
Image
Photograph of Boulder City Public Library, Boulder City (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Outside view of Boulder City Public Library.
Image
Copy of a photograph from the Las Vegas Review Journal depicting a rainbow light show cast across the façade of the Las Vegas City Hall to commemorate the U. S. Supreme Court's Obergefell vs Hodges decision: digital image
Date
2015-06-26
Archival Collection
Description
From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: Copy of a photograph from the Las Vegas Review Journal [Sunday, June 28, 2015, p. 1A and 4A] depicting a rainbow light show cast across the façade of the Las Vegas City Hall to commemorate the U. S. Supreme Court's Obergefell vs Hodges decision which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Spotlight in Washington, Washington: Howard Hughes (left foreground) smiling faces battery of cameras before starting his testimony at Senate War Investigating Subcommittee's hearing on his wartime plane contracts. The room, normally seating about 300, was pack with 1,000 spectators. Credit (ACME) 8-7-47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 07, 1947
Date
1947-08-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes and Slack Huddle, Washington, D.C.: Howard Hughes (right) and his attorney, T.A. Slack (left) of the Hughes Tool Co., huddle over questions Hughes and prepared to ask Sen. Owen Brewster (R. ME.) at today's hearing before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. Creditline (ACME) 8/7/47."
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Nevada Southern University Library in Grant Hall, 1960
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00062
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Archival Component
Nevada Southern University Library in Grant Hall, 1960
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00062
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Archival Component
Nevada Southern University Library in Grant Hall, 1960
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00062
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 30
Archival Component