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Photograph of Howard Hughes hearing, Washington, August 11, 1947

Date

1947-08-11

Description

A view of Howard Hughes walking out with police men while leaving the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 12, 1947

Date

1947-08-12

Description

A view of Howard Hughes walking out with police men while leaving the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation into illegal fishing at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, letters and reports, photocopies, approximately 1938 January to 1938 May

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00274
Collection Name: Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Tells A Senator, Washington: At the close of today's session (Aug. 6), Howard Hughes (right) tells Senator Homer Ferguson (R. Mich.) (left), chairman of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee, that he will have somewhere between 200 and 500 questions to ask Senator Brewster when the session resumes. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."

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Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing beside an unidentified man as he is about to board his private B-23 Transport plane in Los Angeles.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting inside of a B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York City in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting inside of a B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York City in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting inside of a B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York City in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

A view of Howard Hughes at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington. Written on back: "Howard Hughes."

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