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Boulder Dam legislation outline and substitute draft for House of Representatives (H.R.) 6629 bill, 1938-1939

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File

Archival Collection

Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00427
Collection Name: Colorado River Commission of Nevada Reference Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19

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Singer Dick Bell in Chez Vous Ballroom, Upper Darby, Pennslyvania: photograph, approximately 1938 to 1939

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Item

Archival Collection

Larry Fotine Music collection
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Collection Number: MS-01179
Collection Name: Larry Fotine Music collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Las Vegas, Nevada - Joe Cardinal and Louis Pisetta gasoline pipe line crossing, 1937-1938

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File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 30

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Elliott Richardson, new ambassador to Britain meets with Howard Cannon in his Washington, D.C. office: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes At Controls Of Sky Giant For Taxi Tests - Long Beach, Cal. : Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder, flyer and movie maker, is shown at the controls of the world's largest flying boat prior to taking the 400,000-pound craft out for taxi tests on Los Angeles Harbor. The plane, which figured in the Senate investigation of Hughes' wartime activities last summer, is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 320 feet. It was launched today, but will not be air tested until next spring. Shortly after this photo was made it was announced that taxi tests had been postponed. 11/1/47."

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