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Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946
Date
1946-06-13
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a wing from Howard Hughes' Hercules being transported through California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in a parade, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (center sitting up in car) in a parade in Houston, Texas in 1938.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting inside the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes' Paris hop delayed by motor trouble. New York City-- Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, in the cabin of his huge Lockheed plane as he waited impatiently for a crew of mechanics to repair one of the motors so that he could take off for Paris. He was forced to give up his plans to leave on July 9th when mechanics found that it would be impossible to change the 18 cylinders of his motors in time. Crews worked all night at the job. Rough spots were found in the cylinders during fuel consumption tests. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38 Burs SF."
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Iranian Author and City of Asylum participant living in Las Vegas Moniro Ravanipour poses January 15, 2015 at a park in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas: digital photographs
Date
2015-01-15
Archival Collection
Description
Photographs from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s) (PH-00388-05).
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Film transparency of Boulder City, circa 1931-1940s
Date
1931 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of Boulder City, Nevada. From this angle of Boulder City, the Boulder Theater building can be seen (center), along with the Boulder Dam Hotel (right), and the Boulder Cafe and Union Bus Terminal building (right).
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, after arriving in New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947
Date
1947-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Prepared For His Defense, Washington: Howard Hughes took the witness stand Aug. 8 well prepared to defend himself under questioning from members of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. The pile of paper contains statements, files, and clippings for use as reference. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, California, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes Aircraft HK-1 "Flying Boat" floating in Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933
Date
1933-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view from a park in Boulder City, Nevada. Residential homes and automobiles can be seen clustered together to form the city.
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Newspaper clipping, They call him Mr. Frontier, Hughes Nevada Preview, August 1, 1972
Date
1972-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Newspaper article about the Frontier casino executive Mort Saiger from the Hughes Nevada Preview. The article is laminated onto a wooden presentation plaque.
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