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Photograph of the arrival of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of motorcycle police awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Motorcycle police on hand for Hughes' landing, New York city -- Motorcycle policemen lined up on Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, to help keep in check the crowd of 30,000 persons that gathered to greet Howard Hughes and his heroic crew as they landed their giant Lockheed plain after their record-smashing flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME). 7/14/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Glenn E. Odekirk, Glendale, California, July 13, 1938
Date
1938-07-13
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes (right) is shown with co-pilot Glenn E. Odekirk after their one stop flight from Seattle to Glendale."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men in New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes in New York after making a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The up close view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of people at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airport after his round the world flight 7-14-38. (Press Association)"
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Photograph of Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes (center) with California Governor Frank Merriam (left) and Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw in Los Angeles, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes examining the damaged tail of his plane after his arrival at the Le Bourget Airfield, Paris, on his world flight. July 1938"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
Date
1938-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Howard Hughes Was Welcomed to Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Cal. -- Mayor Frank L. Shaw of Los Angeles, Howard Hughes, Will Hays, "Czar" of the movies, and Governor Frank Merriam of California (left to right) are pictured at the luncheon in the Biltmore Hotel which followed the wild ovation for Hughes and his four companions on his record-smashing world flight as they arrived in Los Angeles from their triumph from the East. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38"
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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), site plan, April 15, 1985
Date
1985-04-15
Archival Collection
Description
Site plan for the 1985 construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Parchment copy.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of children at the Boulder City Library, Boulder City, Nevada, November 1949
Date
1949-11
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of three children voting for "my best book friend" at the Boulder City Library. The library was then housed in the basement of the city's municipal building.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"
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