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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979
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Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Subject files and photographs, 1935-2003
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The subject files and photographs series of the Hughes Electronics Corporation Records date from 1935-2003. This series contains subject files on the company history, some of its major technological developments, and its purchase by General Motors. Photographs in this series document Hughes developed technologies in use by NATO forces, development of the Galileo probe, the H-1 Racer, and communication satellites. Also in this series are files and photographs of the NASA Pioneer 10/Jupiter encounter.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Farr, Hugh, 1903-1980
Alternate Names
Thomas Hubert Farr, aka Hugh Farr, was born 6 December 1903, Llano, Texas, USA, and died 17 March 1980. He was an important member of the Sons Of The Pioneers.
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Photograph of the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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