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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.

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Corrine Griffith Productions and Howard Hughes, contract and correspondence, 1923 July 09 to 1927 December 05

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 508 (Restrictions apply)

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Parent and Excellence in Education Hall of Hall Award Ceremony, 1999

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File

Archival Collection

Marzette Lewis Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00621
Collection Name: Marzette Lewis Papers
Box/Folder: Box 16 (Restrictions apply)

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#70947: Studying outside of the Lied Library, LLB, before it opens and construction on Hospitality Hall., 2016 July 08

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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

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James R. Dickinson Library: additions, 1979 July 25; 1981 May 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

JMA Architecture Studio Records
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Collection Number: MS-00783
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: Roll 72

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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015

Date

2015-09-02

Description

Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.

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Photographic print: Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and Eldorado Club night scene, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949 July

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File

Archival Collection

Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00245
Collection Name: Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Photographic print: Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and Eldorado Club night scene, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949 July

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File

Archival Collection

Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00245
Collection Name: Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork

Identifier

MS-01030

Abstract

The Dr. Howard Zellhoefer Collection of Artwork contains three paintings collected by Dr. Howard William Zellhoefer. Two paintings are by K. Nakamine of landscapes in Okinawa, Japan from 1949, and the third painting is a 1962 Ferdinand Burgdorffof a desert landscape, possibly Mojave Desert, California.

Archival Collection

Color transparency: Golden Nugget Gambling Hall and Eldorado Club night scene, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949 July

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File

Archival Collection

Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00245
Collection Name: Anita Freeman Photograph Collection on Southern Nevada
Box/Folder: Box SH-029

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