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Photograph of Chris Hall, Judge John McGroarty and others at the WE CAN “Love Ya Child” benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, 1984
Date
1984
Description
L-R: Chris Hall, Judge John McGroarty, two unidentified women and an unidentified man at the WE CAN “Love Ya Child” benefit at the Union Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of people atop a tower awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a crowd of people, possibly including reporters and members of the press, standing atop a tower as they wait for the arrival of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. This final landing for Hughes marked the end of his Round The World flight.
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Photograph of the Hughes flight training school, North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1960s.
Date
1965 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
The public entrance of the Hughes Flight Training School is on the left. The door at right leads into the auxiliary hangar area. Tonopah Highway is in the foreground. North Las Vegas, Nevada, circa late 1960s.
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Set of negatives by Clinton Wright including Reverend Coleman's anniversary, Elder Hall, and Bob Bailey, 1964
Date
1964
Archival Collection
Description
Photographer's notations: VIII-8 Rev. Coleman's Ann[iversary] '64, Elder Hall's, Bob Bailey's Frant.
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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: "Journey's End for World Fliers! Floyd Bennett Airport, N. Y. ---- The "World's Fair 1939.," Howard Hughes' silver monoplane, shown on the ground just after it landed here, concluding an amazing globe-girdling flight in total elapsed time of 3 days, 19 hours, 10 seconds. A crowd of officials surround the plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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Film transparency of gamblers playing craps at the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall (Las Vegas), circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Gamblers at a craps table at the Gambling Nugget Gambling Hall.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street
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Slide of students in front of Archie C. Grant Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa late 1960s
Date
1966 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Two female students standing on the lawn in front of Archie Grant Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevent Field, New York, July 18, 1938
Date
1938-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten on the back of the image: "Talking to W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevelt Field. 7/18/38."
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Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. The rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his industrial empire. The machinist above is performing an operation on the cones which make up the rotating end of the Hughes rock bit." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The Kearney and Trecker 4 spindle machine at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas. Ca. 1950s."
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