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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 07, 1947

Date

1947-11-07

Description

Description given with photo: "Ready To Resume Stand At Contract Inquiry, Washington, D.C. --- Millionaire plane builder Howard Hughes, center, arrived in Washington today with "New Information" to put before the Senate War Investigating Committee and said he hoped he would be given a fair opportunity to present his "side of the case." Hughes is shown with newsmen after he landed at Washington National Airport. INP Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/07/47."

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Las Vegas City Commission Records

Identifier

MS-00237

Abstract

The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, October 13, 1946

Date

1946-10-13

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules preparing for taxi tests in Long Beach, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst a crowd in Chicago, Illinois, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing beside an unidentified man as he is about to board his private B-23 Transport plane in Los Angeles.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Jessee Jones, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Leaving the State Department. Left to right: Jesse Jones, Howard Hughes, Harold Brayman. July 1938."

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Photograph of Howard Cannon on a motorcycle, St. George, Utah, 1931

Date

1931

Description

Howard Cannon sitting on a motorcycle in St. George, Utah. He later became a U. S. Senator from Nevada.

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An exterior view of the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall: photographic film

Date

1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)

Description

An exterior view of the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. A "Welcome Hunters" sign is visible above the main entrance. The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. Opened in 1950, the casino was built on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village[1] of the Hotel Last Frontier, and was originally named the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. The owner originally wanted to call it the Silver Slipper, but there already was an existing establishment with that name. The problem was solved when that small operation was purchased and closed, and the Golden Slipper became the Silver Slipper. The casino was known for its rotating slipper that sat atop the casino. In 2009, the Silver Slipper sign was restored and is now part of a display of vintage signs in the median along Las Vegas Boulevard North.

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