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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.
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Edgewood Sunrise, Howard Cannon's palomino horse: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Thomas A. Slack, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes And Attorney At Senate Hearing, Washington : Airplane builder Howard Hughes (left) confers with his attorney, Thomas A. Slack, at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing, November 8. The subcommittee is probing Hughes' wartime contracts. Credit (ACME) 11/08/47."
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Photograph of Fremont Street at night (Las Vegas), 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph looking west down Fremont Street from 1st Street. Embossed on front of photo: "Glenn A. Davis, Photographer."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the Joe Andre's store, Beatty (Nev.), 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of the exterior of Joe Andre's Store, located diagonally opposite of the Exchange Club. A car is parked out front and a man is standing on the porch. Signs on the outside read: "Fountain, Drugs, Air Conditioning," "Andre's Wearing Apparel," and "Ice Cream fountain service."
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Photograph of Cyril Wengert and his sons, 1938-1945
Date
1938 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
Cyril Wengert stands in between his two sons, Robert Wengert, (left) and Ward Wengert, (right). All three of the Wengerts are wearing suits. It appears as if there is a white tie around the right arm of Robert and Ward Wengert.
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Photograph of Beatty Garage, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938
Date
1937 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the Beatty Garage. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "Beatty Garage on road to Tonopah left hand side belonged to Mrs. Ritchings: both had stations, she had a store, he didn't. His ss. is now where Art Resorts (?)-yourself (Croon) (Red Crown)."
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Photograph of a sailboat on the water, Lake Mead, January 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription with image reads: "View of the "Lake", the trip eight-meter racing boat recently launched on Lake Mead by its owners, Messrs. Breese of Chicago and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jasper Morgan, boat designer. The owners are enthusiastic over possibilities of numbers of similar sailing craft being launched on Lake Mead in the future. Photo by Bureau of Rec."
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Howard Cannon presenting birthday cake to Judge John Mendoza: photographic print
Date
1969 (year approximate) to 1970 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of U.S Navy planes at airport, Boulder City (Nev.), January 22, 1938
Date
1938-01-22
Archival Collection
Description
Seventeen Navy planes landed at the airport in Boulder City, Nevada, "B.D.R.A. Jan. 22, 1938."
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