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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother July 8, 1907
Date
1907-06-08
Archival Collection
Description
Letter to his mother. There is a list of photographs by number with a description of each. He briefly addressed the festivities of July 4th, including the fact that there were no fireworks because of the high risk of fires.
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Photograph of the Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1931-1943
Date
1931 to 1943
Archival Collection
Description
Workers on scaffolding on the exterior of the Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (owned by the Stockers). Next door are Kolstad's Toggery men's store and the Monte Carlo Club. A truck for the Young Electric Sign Company is parked in front of the Westerner. Site Name: Westerner Gambling Hall and Saloon (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Airline Pilot magazine, 1980 July
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00693
Collection Name: Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Aerial photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "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. The airship photographing the scene is shown by shadow.
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Photograph of men working in the Hughes Tool Co. factory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Men working on Hughes rock drilling bit piece #5411-482 at the Hughes Tool company in Houston, Texas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Senator Harry P. Cain, Culver City, California, August 16, 1947
Date
1947-08-16
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes (right) after being asked about his controversial XF-11 photo reconnaissance plane by Senator Harry Cain (left), Republican of Washington, in Culver City, California.
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Photograph of library office in Grant Hall, Nevada Southern University, circa 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
The Nevada Southern University (NSU) Library when it was housed in Grant Hall. Stacks and reading room are seen here.
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Slide of Anderson Brothers Dining Hall, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
Interior view of the Anderson Brothers Dining Hall for the men working on the Hoover Dam in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Scarface, correspondence related to Chicago, Illinois censorship, 1933 August 29 to 1938 March 11
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 519 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 519 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 03, 1947
Date
1947-11-03
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Before Surprise Flight, Long Beach, Calif.: No longer land-locked, Howard Hughes' 200-ton flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free in Los Angeles harbor after being floated for the first time. The builder and pilot later took the controversial plane into the air for a surprise one-mile flight during taxing trials. Credit (ACME) 11-3-47."
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