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Schematic design drawings: architectural drawings, sheets 1-8, 1964 July 20; 1964 September 15
Level of Description
File
Scope and Contents
This set includes an artist's perspective drawing of the building's exterior.
Archival Collection
Homer Rissman Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 083
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 083
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes as he walked to his plane a huge Boeing Stratoliner for a series of tests."
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and other unidentified men surrounded by crowds.
Image
Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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