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Photograph of men guarding the Lockheed 14, Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of men guarding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "French troops guard Howard Hughes plane at Le Bourget."
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Young stallion named Snit belonging to John Hughes: photographic print
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. The horse was a mustang and was caught on the open range in the Pahrump Valley.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennnett Airport, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight. New York City-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport here, to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff, July 9, "at the earliest possible moment." Photo shows: the plane being pulled out of the hangar by a truck. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/38."
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Photograph of Fremont Street at night (Las Vegas), 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph looking west down Fremont Street from 1st Street. Embossed on front of photo: "Glenn A. Davis, Photographer."
Site Name: Fremont Street
Address: Fremont street, Las Vegas, NV
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Photograph of the Joe Andre's store, Beatty (Nev.), 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of the exterior of Joe Andre's Store, located diagonally opposite of the Exchange Club. A car is parked out front and a man is standing on the porch. Signs on the outside read: "Fountain, Drugs, Air Conditioning," "Andre's Wearing Apparel," and "Ice Cream fountain service."
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Photograph of Cyril Wengert and his sons, 1938-1945
Date
1938 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
Cyril Wengert stands in between his two sons, Robert Wengert, (left) and Ward Wengert, (right). All three of the Wengerts are wearing suits. It appears as if there is a white tie around the right arm of Robert and Ward Wengert.
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Photograph of Beatty Garage, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938
Date
1937 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the Beatty Garage. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "Beatty Garage on road to Tonopah left hand side belonged to Mrs. Ritchings: both had stations, she had a store, he didn't. His ss. is now where Art Resorts (?)-yourself (Croon) (Red Crown)."
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Photograph of a sailboat on the water, Lake Mead, January 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Inscription with image reads: "View of the "Lake", the trip eight-meter racing boat recently launched on Lake Mead by its owners, Messrs. Breese of Chicago and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Jasper Morgan, boat designer. The owners are enthusiastic over possibilities of numbers of similar sailing craft being launched on Lake Mead in the future. Photo by Bureau of Rec."
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Hughes Airport, 1976 December 01
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank Mitrani Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 50
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 50
Archival Component
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed plane is shown as it taxied to a stop at Le Bourget Airfield near Paris, after a record-shattering flight across the Atlantic.
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