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Partial Test Ban Treaty Amendment Conference, New York, New York

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Nevada Desert Experience Records
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Collection Number: MS-00524
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A

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City of North Las Vegas Oath of Office Ceremony, 1973 January 15

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File

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North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 10

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Howard Cannon in the cockpit of the X-15 with Major Robert M. White on the right: photographic print, approximately 1950 to 1983

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Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22

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Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), finish schedule, fourth floor, April 15, 1985

Date

1985-04-15

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. John A. Martin, structural engineer; Albert A. Hellman, mechanical engineer; Norman A. Cohen, electrical engineer.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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John S. Wright Hall rededication: newspaper clipping

Date

2005 (year approximate)

Archival Collection

Description

Undated UNLV newspaper advertisement about the renovation and rededication of John S. Wright Hall at UNLV.

Mixed Content

Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes is appointed Aeronautic Adviser to the New York Worlds Fair 1939 by Grover Whalen, its president."

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Dedication of the Gold Star Mothers War Memorial in City Hall Park in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1952

Description

From the Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection (PH-00315).

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City of Las Vegas 5th Annual Town Hall Meeting by Briare, Bill (Mayor), 1982 April 12

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File

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Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01027
Collection Name: Clark County Planning Commission Research Library Collection
Box/Folder: Box 88

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