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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.
Image
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, skyline view of New York City with the Lockheed 14 aircraft flying in the foreground.
Image
Las Vegas Times: newspaper, 1932 July 18 to 1932 July 25
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Newspapers
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Collection Number: MS-01158
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Newspapers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Nevada Newspapers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
The Cotton Club, 1974 July 15 to 1974 July 25
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Russ Freeman Television Music Manuscripts
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Collection Number: MS-00976
Collection Name: Russ Freeman Television Music Manuscripts
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Russ Freeman Television Music Manuscripts
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
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."
Image
Photograph of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York, New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight. New York City-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport here, to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff "at the earliest possible moment," July 9. Photo shows: Lieut, Thomas A. Thurlow, navigator, calibrating compass on plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."
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Fausta "Marta Nieto" Ortiz funeral program, 2009 July 21 to 2009 July 22
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
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Collection Number: MS-01198
Collection Name: Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Marta and Pedro Ortiz Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component