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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Co. Drilling Laboratory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "DRILLING LABORATORY The fundamental purpose of all Hughes rock bit research is to improve bit performance. In attaining this improvement it is necessary to balance design with the application of correct metallurgical materials and manufacturing methods. The preliminary proving ground is the Drilling laboratory housed in the main Laboratory building. Its field-size drilling rig, with 118 ft. derrick, was especially designed to test rock bits in a manner simulating oilfield drilling conditions."
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Howard Hughes Executive Tower murals, Paradise, Nevada, 1998
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Beckmann Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10
Archival Component
Photograph of the Boulder City Junior-Senior High School, Boulder City, Nevada, 1949
Date
1949
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white aerial view of the Boulder City Junior-Senior High School.
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Photograph of men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Diploma Ceremony program
Date
1995-05-13
Archival Collection
Description
Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).
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Photograph of Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Men and women in the Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop are devoted to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop is equipped to manufacture these tools in sufficient quantities to make possible extensive and simultaneous field trials. The machine shop handles a large amount of work for Research, Product and Metallurgical Engineering divisions. This includes building new designs, new mechanisms and new devices for preliminary testing.
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Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white aerial view of the Hoover Dam Project area before the construction started. Written on the photo is: "Boulder City, Hoover Dam Project near Las Vegas, Nevada. Oakes #175."
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Hughes, Lance and Powell, Dawn wedding, 1987 October 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 62
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 62
Archival Component
Aerial photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, 1933
Date
1933
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. This final landing for Hughes marked the end of his Round The World flight.
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