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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
Date
1946-09-12
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes Holds Press Conference After Arrival, New York -- Mustached Howard Hughes stands alone as he is interviewed at Laguardia Airport late Sept. 11 after his arrival from Kansas City only recently recovered from injuries sustained when a plane he was testing crashed, Hughes flew to New York to confer with attorneys regarding the banning of a film he produced. Creditline (ACME) 9/12/46."
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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes' 400,000 pound Flying Boat flying 70 feet above the water for one-mile during taxi tests over the Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship, but it "felt so good" on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water on the third and final run, which is shown in the photo.
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Film transparency of a locomotive train in Las Vegas, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of a Virginia & Truckee locomotive promoting C.B. DeMille's motion picture, "Union Pacific."
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Photograph of Cave Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938.
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior of Cave Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada.
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Photograph of Delamar School, Delamar, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938.
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An autombile is parked outside of Delamar School, Lincoln County, Nevada. Empty metal frames for childrens' swings stand outside the school.
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Photograph of a building in Geyser Ranch, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified small wooden building, possibly a schoolhouse or residence, Geyser Ranch, Lincoln County, Nevada.
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Film negative showing boat on Lake Mead, January 1938
Date
1938-01
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of a boat on Lake Mead; Jack Buecrud, aqua plane rider, possibly on board.
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Film negative showing a boat on Lake Mead, January 1938
Date
1938-01
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of a boat on Lake Mead; Jack Buecrud, aqua plane rider, is possibly on board.
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