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City of Las Vegas, City Hall Expansion Building, 1990 November

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes drawings prepared by City of Las Vegas (architect), and L. R. Nelson Consulting Engineers (engineer).

Archival Collection

Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00851
Collection Name: Kenneth H. Childers Architectural Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 029

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Flying Boat's controls, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Howard Hughes at the controls of the Flying Boat, November 1, 1947, prior to its first taxi tests in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, 1949

Date

1949

Description

Aerial view of the Boulder City High School under construction in the foreground.

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Magazine cover, LOOK, Howard Hughes - The Fabulous Lone Wolf, February 9, 1954

Date

1954-02-09

Description

Cover of 1954 LOOK magazine with headline article "Howard Hughes - The Fabulous Lone Wolf."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa 1941

Date

1940 to 1941

Description

Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture "The Outlaw."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946

Date

1946-06-15

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946. Date stamped on back of photo.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his Round-The-World flight in New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes shaking hands with a young fan, Washington, D.C., circa 1947

Date

1947 to 1948

Description

Howard Hughes shakes hands with a young fan, probably after the Senate War Investigating Committee hearings in Washington, D.C., August 1947. Two police officers and a woman onlooker stand nearby.

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A Look at the City of Las Vegas: City Government, 1972

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gilbert Buck Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00281
Collection Name: Gilbert Buck Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes speaking to the press, Los Angeles, August 03, 1947

Date

1947-08-03

Description

Description given with photo: "Man of the Hour, Los Angeles: Howard Hughes, for whom a subpoena was issued calling for his (?) appearance is Washington, is shown immediate candid shots as he spoke to newsmen. Three wealthy plane manufacturer said he has already put $7,000,000 of his own money into the still unflown 200-ton flying boat which is currently being investigated by a senate subcommittee, and would put in much more before construction is completed. Credit (ACME) 8/3/47."

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