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Schematic design drawings: architectural drawings, sheets 1-8, 1964 July 20; 1964 September 15

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes an artist's perspective drawing of the building's exterior.

Archival Collection

Homer Rissman Architectural Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 083

Archival Component

Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938

Date

1938

Description

Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947

Date

1947-10-03

Description

Portrait of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

A black and white portrait of Howard Hughes.

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Howard Cannon with Secretary Buckert at banquet: photographic print

Date

1970-12-09

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon pictured with military personnel: photographic print

Date

1969 (year approximate) to 1970 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 15, 1941

Date

1941-07-15

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken reporting to Strong that in relation to the water due to the Stewart family, a miner's inch equals 11.22 gallons per minute.

Text

Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

Howard Hughes surrounded by officers.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes posing.

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Photograph of Lake Mead and the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

View of the Lost City from the approaching waters of Lake Mead during the spring of 1938.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Spring of 1938- Lake Mead approaches Lost City Restorations."

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