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Photograph of Howard R. Hughes, Sr., with trench mining drill, Houston, Texas, September 29, 1917

Date

1917-09-29

Description

Howard R. Hughes, Sr., standing outdoors by a trench mining drill, which is underneath a tent-like canopy. Part of the Sharps-Hughes Tool Company's Second and Girard Streets plant is seen in the background.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."

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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat skimming the water in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

The Hughes Flying Boat taking off (or landing) in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947. Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)

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Photograph of Hughes HK-1 during its test run in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

The Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat during its test run in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Las Vegas City Commission Records

Identifier

MS-00237

Abstract

The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.

Archival Collection

Panoramic photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1932-late 1930s

Date

1931 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Boulder City, panorama of houses, view from the water tank. To the far right of the photo, City Hall, the original Boulder City Elementary School located at 401 California Avenue, can be seen.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes talks over refueling at Minneapolis with a Northwest Airlines attendant."

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Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A man working at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.

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Photograph of Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1956

Date

1956

Description

The Frazier Hall as it nears completion for the Nevada Southern University.

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Slide of Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall and Judy Bayley Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

Southern exteriors of Artemus Ham Concert Hall (left) and Judy Bayley Theatre (right), University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lawn and shrubbery are covered with snow.

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