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#02262: Clark, Tom; Blythn, Evan - Testifying at Show-cause Hearing at City Hall, 1976 August 13

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1970s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-01
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1970s)
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946

Date

1946-06-12

Description

Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."

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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: New York City Firefighters Hockey Team FDNY, Fire And Hockey Sticks; Back: New York City Firefighters Hockey Team FDNY, Fire and Hockey Sticks; Handwritten Text: In Memory Of Ray Downey, approximately 2001-2012

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Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 252

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Dedication of the Gold Star Mothers War Memorial in City Hall Park in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, 1952

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Item

Archival Collection

Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00315
Collection Name: Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

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Transcript of interview with Francis E. Hughes by Mark E. French, February 23, 1977

Date

1977-02-23

Description

On February 23, 1977, collector Mark E. French interviewed local farmer, Francis E. Hughes (born March 9th, 1917 in Mesquite, Nevada) in his home in Mesquite, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of the general lifestyle and culture in Mesquite. Mr. Hughes mother, Orilla Leavitt, was born in Bunkerville, Nevada. Members of Mr. Hughes’s family were amongst the first settlers in the Mesquite area.

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#70947: Studying outside of the Lied Library, LLB, before it opens and construction on Hospitality Hall., 2016 July 08

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), window schedule, July 22, 1985

Date

1985-07-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Drawn by A.P.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), escalator plans, July 22, 1985

Date

1985-07-22

Description

Plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Drawn by RK.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Le Music Hall

Date

1975

Archival Collection

Description

Series II. Folies-Bergere production papers, designs, and photographs -- Americana Hotel: Puerto Rico -- Set design drawings by Winn Strickland

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Testifies, Washington: A candid view of plane manufacturer Howard Hughes (above) testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, August 6. hughes opened his testimony with a charge that Senator Owen Brewster (R. ME.), a committee member, offered to call off the senate investigation of his (Hughes) war plane contracts, if Hughes agreed to an air line merger. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."

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