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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying boat, as it returns from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight. The eight 3,000 horsepower engines lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The plane is 219 ft long.
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Letter from Hugh A. Shamberger (Carson City) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), June 21, 1950
Date
1950-06-21
Archival Collection
Description
List of wells owned by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the amount of water granted to each.
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Photograph of the fuselage section 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.
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Film transparency of people standing in tunnel, Hoover Dam, December 27, 1938
Date
1938-12-27
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "View of 50-foot diameter tunnel below Arizona Tunnel Plug outlet works with Stoney Gate at end of tunnel lowered." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1965
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the airport at Hughes' aircraft plant in Culver City, California. The airport's runway was in operation from 1941 to 1985.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Dave Evans on the Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes with his flight engineer and Dave Evans, radio operator, preparing for the Flying Boat's taxi test the next day. The group is shown on the flight deck of the 24,000 horsepower craft. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938
Date
1938-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken requesting that a contract be prepared for work on increasing the flow of Well No. 2.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938
Date
1938-05-05
Archival Collection
Description
Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.
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Photograph of a worker at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Press release attached to back of photo: "A roughneck fits a new Hughes Jet bit into the drill collar preparatory to running the drill stem into the hold. In 1953 more than 500,000 rock bits produced by the Hughes Tool Company of Houston, Texas, were used in the United States alone. The invention of the rock bit by Howard R. Hughes, Sr., made it possible to drill far deeper into the earth beyond the shallow oil deposits which are now practically exhausted. Without rotary drilling equipment of this kind the world might revert to a horse and buggy economy."
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Photograph of equipment panels of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
The control panel of HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor.
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