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Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938
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Archival Collection
Description
Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Archival Collection
Description
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Las Vegas Convention Center: East Hall expansion, 1975 October 15; 1977 April 1
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: JMA Architecture Studio Records
Box/Folder: Roll 24
Archival Component
Series V. Hughes Tool Company, 1912 to 1990
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Scope and Contents
The Hughes Tool Company series (1912-1990) encompasses the administrative, financial, and legal management of Hughes Tool Company. Materials within the series depict Howard Hughes' control of the company; his film, aeronautics, electronics, and real estate ventures; and his lawsuits and United States Senate hearing. The series also includes research reports on the corporate history of Hughes Tool Company and its subsidiaries, copyright histories for films Hughes produced, and correspondence from Hughes' associates searching for reels of Hughes' films domestically and internationally.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the Hughes XH-17 plane, circa 1952
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Archival Collection
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Hughes Aircraft; Howard Hughes and Aviation, Roots of Hughes, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Abstract
The Howard Hughes Film Production Records (1912-1992) represent Howard R. Hughes, Jr.'s Hollywood film production achievements through records from companies owned or established by Hughes. The bulk of the records date between 1926 and 1960 and include production and corporate materials from sixteen films, as well as materials related to Hughes' organizations outside of film development. Materials include documents, photographic prints and negatives, blueprints, line drawings, newspaper clippings, posters, paintings, and artifacts.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Harry Hall oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Harry Hall conducted by Dennis McBride on June 20, 1986 for the Boulder City Library Oral History Project. Hall discusses how the hope of work on the dam encouraged his move to Nevada with his mother and stepfather. He then talks at some length about living in a tent in Ragtown, the various illegal bootlegging establishments along the dirt road running between Las Vegas and Boulder City, Nevada, and working on the dam. He continues talking about working conditions, the heat, and the labor strike at the dam in August, 1931.
Archival Collection
Etna, Lincoln County, Nevada, circa 1938, 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Archival Component