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Howard Hughes Center preview booklet, approximately 1986 to 1988

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
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Collection Number: MS-01091
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Howard Hughes Executive Tower murals, Paradise, Nevada, 1998

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Robert Beckmann Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10

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Photograph of Navy planes, Boulder City (Nev.), January, 1938

Date

1938-01

Description

Boulder City. More distant view of U.S. Navy planes which landed at the National Park Service.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 03, 1947

Date

1947-11-03

Description

Description given with photo: "Before Surprise Flight, Long Beach, Calif.: No longer land-locked, Howard Hughes' 200-ton flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free in Los Angeles harbor after being floated for the first time. The builder and pilot later took the controversial plane into the air for a surprise one-mile flight during taxing trials. Credit (ACME) 11-3-47."

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Galane, Morton, Howard Hughes in plane, 1971 July 28

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Diploma Ceremony program

Date

1995-05-13

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

Text

Photograph of Ranger John R. "Jack" Weiler's home, Boulder City (Nev.), 1938-1939

Date

1938 to 1939

Description

Photograph of Ranger John R. "Jack" Weiler's home in Boulder City, 1938-1939.

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Boulder City Reminder: newspaper, approximately 1938 September 26 to 1938 December 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Newspapers
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Collection Number: MS-01158
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Newspapers
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes with his crew on the HK-1 Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the HK-1, Flying Boat (the largest plane in the world) discussing with his flight engineer and radio operator, Dave Evans, the plans for the next day's taxi testing of the 400,000 pound craft. The flight deck occupies the upper level in the nose of the 219-foot hull. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a press conference beside his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes giving a news Conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.

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