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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947

Date

1947-08-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes, Attorneys, Resume Stand For Third Day. Washington, D.C. Noah Deitrich, seated, left, vice president of the Hughes Aircraft Co., told the Brewster Committee today that Maj. Gen. Oliver Echois, former AAF procurement (?) chief, refused to do business with Howard Hughes, right, because he "disliked" the multi-millionaire air-plane builder. Hughes' counsel, Thomas I. Slack, standing, is shown as he interrupted Deitrich's testimony to fire a question at the war contract probers. -INP Photo by G.B. Kress- 8/8/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947

Date

1947-08-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Cogitation Concentration Jubilation, Washington, D.C. - Three interesting studies of plane-builder, movie-maker and headline-maker Howard Hughes as he returned to the witness stand before the Senate War Investigating Committee today to answer questions relating to his wartime plane-building contracts. During his testimony today, Hughes said he wishes to absolve shipbuilder Henry Kaiser from any criticism in connection with the 200-ton flying boat that is one of the issues in the current probe. Photograph by G.B. Kress. 8/8/47."

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Slide of municipal building, Boulder City, Nevada, May 7, 1932

Date

1932-05-07

Description

Black and white image of the municipal building in Boulder City.

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Slide of a tourist camp, Boulder City, Nevada, December 1, 1931

Date

1931-12-01

Description

Black and white image of a tourist camp in Boulder City.

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Photograph of Senator Howard Cannon with an award, Las Vegas, May 1981

Date

1981-05

Description

United States Senator Howard Cannon displays his community recognition award bestowed on him by the Clark County Community College.

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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

The view of a city street surrounded by automobiles and buildings in Boulder City, Nevada. The Texaco Service Station and Boulder City Drugs store can be seen.

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Postcard of St. Mary's Church, Virginia City, Nevada, 1868 - late 1800s

Date

1868 to 1899

Description

An exterior view of St. Mary's Church in Virginia City, Nevada. The text printed on the front of the postcard reads: "St. Mary's in the mountains, built 1868 - burned 1875, rebuilt 1876, Virginia City, Nevada." Site Name: St. Mary's Church (Virginia City, Nev.)

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Photograph of water pipe being laid near Boulder City, Nevada, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Laying pipe for Boulder City's water supply near Boulder City, Nevada . (1931)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, March 2, 1938

Date

1938-03-02

Description

Howard Hughes in an Ambassador Hotel suite, Los Angeles, California, March 2, 1938.

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Photograph of a capital building, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1900s

Date

1900 to 1909

Description

A capital building in Salt Lake City.

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