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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Stratoliner in Glendale, California, August 30, 1939
Date
1939-08-30
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes' streamlined Stratoliner groomed for record dash. Glendale, Calif.-- With customary secrecy, Howard Hughes, millionaire oilman and speed-flier, is reported to be grooming his new $250,000, four-motored, streamlined Stratoliner(above) for another record-breaking transcontinental flight from Glendale, Calif., to New York. Hughes made the headlines some time ago when he broke the transcontinental record in a smaller ship. The new craft is pictured just before a trial flight at Glendale."
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Magazines with articles about Howard Hughes, 1947-1976
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 47, Box 48
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 47, Box 48
Archival Component
Slide of the cowboy neon sign at the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall, Laughlin, Nevada, 1986
Date
1986
Archival Collection
Description
A color image of the cowboy neon sign at the Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall. Site Name: Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall (Laughlin, Nev.)
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Susan Hall, daughter of former publisher of Pahrump Valley Star Kathy Ledford Hall: photographic print, approximately 1979 to 1982
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Agnes Lynch Photograph Collection on Pahrump, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00218
Collection Name: Agnes Lynch Photograph Collection on Pahrump, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Agnes Lynch Photograph Collection on Pahrump, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Crystal Palace Gambling Hall and Hotel marquee, 1986
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00225
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005
Collection Name: Neon in Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-005
Archival Component
Photograph of people inside the Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1940-1960
Date
1940 to 1960
Archival Collection
Description
Individuals sit and stand inside casino, where they can play table games, play slots, or drink at the bar. Transcription with photograph: "Town Hall Casino where Mizpah Annex is now, Tonopah, Nevada, George Bosovich, owner." Site Name: Town Hall Casino
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of people at Hughes Executive Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Temporary customs operation set up at Hughes Executive Terminal in Las Vegas In San Francisco by Scandinavian Airlines to process foreign passengers from 128 countries, here to attend the American Mining Congress. Las Vegas was designated an International Port of Entry in 1972.
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Photograph of HK-1 Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
The HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat (with the number NX37602 on tail visible) in the water on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of a section of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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