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Remarks at the 4th of July celebration, Clark County Courthouse, 1981 July 04
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 20 (Speeches)
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 20 (Speeches)
Archival Component
Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Photograph of the Flying Boat being assembled at the Long Beach Harbor, California, July 10, 1947
Date
1947-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being assembled at Long Beach Harbor.
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Morelli House architectural blueprints by Hugh E. Taylor Design and Development, 1959
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
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Collection Number: MS-00836
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Flat File 08
Collection Name: Junior League of Las Vegas' Records on the Morelli House Preservation Project
Box/Folder: Flat File 08
Archival Component
#65682: Orr, Hugh - Classified Employee of the Year, 2007 May 21
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File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-04
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
#66013: Hughes, Dr. Jerry and Kapreilan, Laura, 2007 November 14
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File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-04
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Loan, Massachusetts Mutual and Hughes Parkway Associates, 1986 to 1988 April
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
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Collection Number: MS-01091
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 42
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 42
Archival Component
The So Blue Marble by Dorothy B. Hughes, 1945 August
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions
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Collection Number: MS-00913
Collection Name: Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions
Box/Folder: Case ase_bookcase
Collection Name: Beverly Rogers Collection of Armed Services Editions
Box/Folder: Case ase_bookcase
Archival Component
Photograph of costumed children for the 4th of July, circa 1930s-1950s
Date
1930 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
An image of children dressed up in costumes, possibly for the 4th of July at City Hall in Boulder City, Nevada. A young boy dressed as a miniature Uncle Sam stands within the center of the crowd of children, as girls donning festive dresses stand at the front.
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