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Photograph of Howard Hughes and unidentified man on the flight deck of the Flying Boat, May 12, 1947

Date

1947-05-12

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "Howard Hughes, right, noted aircraft designer and industrialist is shown for the first time on the flight deck of the famed Hughes flying boat, which he designed and built. It is the largest airplane in the world. The plane is now nearing completion on Terminal Island, in Los Angeles-Long Bay Harbor, May 12, 1947." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Put To Test - San Pedro, Calif. : Howard Hughes pilots his much-publicized flying boat on the first of a series of taxi runs in Los Angeles harbor on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, the millionaire plane builder took the giant ship up on a surprise half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Photograph of Hughes' Flying Boat on a test run, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes conducting a test run of his Flying Boat in San Pedro, California.

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A Look at the City of Las Vegas: City Government, 1972

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gilbert Buck Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00281
Collection Name: Gilbert Buck Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of Alexander Troyanovsky and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Russia, July 12, 1938

Date

1938-07-12

Description

L-R: Alexander Troyanovsky (Soviet Ambassador to the U.S.) and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Moscow, Russia, July 12, 1938. Original item may indicate alternate date: 7/2/38.

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Boulder City park, Boulder City, Nevada, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards
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Collection Number: PH-00094
Collection Name: William V. Wright Collection of Nevada Postcards
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and guest, New York, New York, September 18, 1946

Date

1946-09-18

Description

Description given with photo: "Fight Spectators, New York -- With an unidentified companion, multi-million dollar movie producer and aviation Howard Hughes watches the Louis-Mauriello title bout from a ringside seat Sept. 18. Full big 5. Creditline (ACME) 9/18/46."

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Boulder City

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Robert Woodruff Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

City of Boulder City clocktower and landscape plan, 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Collection of Architecture Drawings
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Collection Number: MS-00923
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection of Architecture Drawings
Box/Folder: Roll 093

Archival Component