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Newspaper clippings about Howard Hughes' life, 1946-1976
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 41, Box 42, Box 43
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 41, Box 42, Box 43
Archival Component
Photograph of a couple standing next to a car on a flooded road, St. Thomas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A man and woman standing near a car on a road that is being covered by the waters of Lake Mead
Image
Photograph of museum basement stairway, Boulder City (Nev.), January 10, 1938
Date
1938-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Basement room of Boulder Dam Museum, showing a stairway and basement door in the southwest corner of the room.
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Photograph of museum basement corner, Boulder City (Nev.), January 10, 1938
Date
1938-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Basement museum room, looking north, showing north corner of room. Boxes of materials are seen near the entrance doorway as light shines in from the windows.
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Photograph of museum basement corner, Boulder City, (Nev.), January 10, 1938
Date
1938-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
East corner of basement in Boulder City Museum.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Roscoe Moss (Los Angeles), June 10, 1938
Date
1938-06-10
Archival Collection
Description
Well No. 2 had dropped production from 2.5 million gallons a day to 700,000 gallons, and Bracken discussed possible remedies.
Text
Photograph of Brewington and Pittman family members, Ely (Nev.), September 27, 1938
Date
1938-09-27
Archival Collection
Description
Members of the Brewington and Pittman families celebrating the golden wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. George F. Brewington (parents of Ida Pittman, wife of Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman), in the Pittman's home in Ely, Nevada. Seated, L-R: Frances R. Brewington, George F. Brewington, Rose (Farrell) Brewington, Ann E. Brewington. Standing, L-R: Nevada Governor Vail M. Pittman, Ida Louise "Liz" (Brewington) Pittman. Frances Brewington and Ann Brewington, sisters to Ida Pittman, served as a public health nurse in Boulder City, Nevada, and as a teacher of business education at the University of Chicago, respectively.
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Photograph of a section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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STK109C-Howard Hughes Photos and Patent Models, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11, Digital File 00
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11, Digital File 00
Archival Component
Photograph of workmen completing the final arrangements for the test of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
The interior of the 219-foot long hull of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, on the day of the craft's initial water taxi tests. The picture was taken from the center section of the 400,000 pound aircraft. Workmen were completing the final arrangements for the test in the background.
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