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Photograph of B-23 converted bomber containing Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

A view of the B-23 converted bomber carrying Howard Hughes as it prepares to take off for New York City in Los Angeles, California.

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New church groundbreaking for the new church: photographic print

Date

1951-08-22

Description

From the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Photograph Collection (PH-00152) -- On the back it reads, "Groundbreaking for new church." From left to right on the foreground is Rev. E.A Wessel, Pastor with plans in hand and Mayor E.W. Cragin turning over the first spadeful of dirt. Left to right in the background is City Commissioner Aruthur F. Smith, Jr., George E. Franklin (the contractor), Mrs. Matilda Bergrren, Mrs. Lloyd Powell, Mrs. Albert Hermenjat, Lloyd Powell (President of the Church), Aloysius Mcdonald, (the architect). Photo from the review journal.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 09, 1947

Date

1947-08-09

Description

Description given with photo: "The Senator's Lady Is Sympathetic, Washington, D.C. - Mrs. Claude Pepper, wife of the Senator from Florida, is shown shaking hands with Howard Hughes, millionaire plane-builder, as he emerged from the Senate War Investigating Committee hearing room after yesterday's session on the witness stand. Mrs. Pepper has been a constant spectator at the hearings. Standing beside Hughes is tome Slack, his counsel. Photo by G.B. Kress. 8/9/47.

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Two books displays ("Old Friends" and "New Friends") at the Boulder City Library, 1950 November 10

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File

Archival Collection

Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00071
Collection Name: Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 07 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Portrait painting of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

The official portrait painting of Howard Hughes. In 1998, Russ Stevenson presented the painting, along with many of his other Hughes Airwest files and memoirs, to the Special Collections Library of the University of Texas at Dallas.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes smiling at a banquet held for him in Texas.

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Geraldine Kirk-Hughes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03587

Abstract

Oral history interview with Geraldine Kirk-Hughes conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.

In this interview, Geraldine Kirk-Hughes discusses her educational background, previous occupations, and her decision to attend law school in Reno, Nevada in 1984. Kirk-Hughes shares details of passing the bar exam in 1988, opening her one-woman law firm shortly thereafter, and her affiliation with the National Bar Association (NBA). She recalls how she met Charles Kellar, various cases she represented, and her experiences with racism both directed at herself and her clients of color.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes sits at the controls of his 400,000 pound Flying Boat just a day prior to its first tests in the Los Angeles Harbor in California. The aircraft was 219 feet long with a wing span of 320 feet.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes at investigation."

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An up close view of Howard Hughes (left) with an unidentified man at a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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