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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.

Image

Willapa Harbor and Florence, Oregon: photographic negative, approximately 1938 April to 1938 May

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00240
Collection Name: Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box SH-028

Archival Component

David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs

Identifier

PH-00400

Abstract

This collection is comprised of publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and his aircrafts, from approximately the 1940s to the 1950s, that were compiled by David Rea, former pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company. This collection also includes clippings and technical drawings of Hughes aircrafts.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937

Date

1937

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing in front of a plane, likely the Sikorsky S-43.

Image

Leon Hughes, son of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes, in front of the "old motel" located on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Hughes believes the motel was constructed around 1920 by the Pahrump Valley Company, under the ownership of Isodore Dockweiler, to house Dockweiler and his associates when they visited the ranch. It featured a screened porch, one bathroom, running water, a flush toilet, a kitchen, and four bedrooms. The "motel" burned down in the early 1940s.

Image

J. T. McWilliams and family, 1930-1938

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of J. T. McWilliams and the McWilliams family from 1930 to 1938. McWilliams was a surveyor and civil engineer who founded the original Las Vegas townsite (McWilliams Town). He also owned a portion of Lee Canyon, which he donated to become a public park.

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component