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Photograph of the Hughes rock drill bit type R-1, circa 1945-1955
Date
1945 to 1955
Archival Collection
Description
A close-up of a hard formation rock bit type R-1, the engineering marvel on which the hughes fortune was founded.
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Letter from H. H. Larson (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 26, 1938
Date
1938-08-26
Archival Collection
Description
Larson asking Bracken if it was still the policy of the company to not sell water to an institution like the Railroad Pass Casino.
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Photograph of people in front of Boulder City school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1932
Date
1932
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified group of people in front of a Boulder City school in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Boulder City Co Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Image of store fronts in Boulder City, inclduing Boulder City Co Stores
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Photograph of the Boulder City Co. Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Shop fronts in Boulder City, with the Boulder City Co. Stores building in the middle.
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View of Boulder City: photographic print
Date
1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified individual looks out towards Boulder City in the early 1930s.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, August 1932
Date
1932-08
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image showing the entrance to the Boulder City Elementary School during its period of construction. The building, currently City Hall, is located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City.
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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1917
Date
1916 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of the Hughes Tool Company, at Second and Girard Streets in Houston, Texas. Shown is the lab where the trench mining drill was developed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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