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Photograph of a crowd surrounding Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938
Date
1938-08-02
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper given with the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Los Angeles, Cal. -- The crowd gathered around the world-circling plane of Howard Hughes in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal as Hughes and his companions on his record-breaking world flight alighted from the plane to receive the welcome home of Southern California. Hughes put his plane down at the airport and taxied it into the hangar all before alighting with his companions. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38 NY."
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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company Derrick, Houston Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release: "HUGHES TEST DERRICK This 118-foot field-size oil derrick tower above a block-long laboratory in Houston, Texas, where the Hughes Tool Company simulates every drilling condition in the world in order to produce tough, long-lasting drill bits for the oil industry. Rock bits are responsible for tapping of deep oil fields where today 90 per cent of the world's oil is found."
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Photograph of Boulder City High School athletic stadium, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951
Date
1950 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of a completed Boulder City High School athletic stadium in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of dwelling at Lost City, 1938
Date
1938-06
Archival Collection
Description
A restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away.
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Slide of the Virginia City historic marker, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of a historic marker for tourists to take a picture with. The sign has "Virginia City-Queen of the Comstock" inscribed on it with details about the Comstock Lode, which was "the largest body of precious metals ever discovered on Earth."
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "All Roads Lead to Field as Hughes Arrives, New York City: This striking air-view shows the thousands of cars lined up at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after they had disgorged their occupants who took part in the great ovation accorded Howard Hughes and his gallant crew of four as they arrived at the end of their record-smashing flight around the world. The cars in the foreground are still streaming into the already crowded parking spaces. Credit Line (ACME). 7/14/38. (SS)."
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