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Photograph of Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Home, Los Angeles, Cal. --- Governor Frank Merriam, Howard Hughes, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw (left to right) as they rode through the crowd-packed streets of Los Angeles during the reception -- one of the greatest and wildest the city had ever seen -- as Hughes and his four daring companions on his World-Flight arrived in the city. Credit Line (ACME). 8/2/38."

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MsLees, W. P. Atlantic City Water-system Adjusts to a New Industry - Casino Gambling, Journal of Management and Operations 70(4), 1978

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 10

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clinton Twiss, Hollywood, November 1939

Date

1939-11

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes gets air award. Hollywood, Cal. - Howard Hughes, millionaire spotman flyer, with special events announcer Clinton Twiss at the Hollywood studios of NBC where the flyer was cited for his round-the-world flight in 91 hours and 14 minutes. Hughes was recently awarded the Collier Trophy given annually for the "greatest achievement in aviation in America."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Flying Boat at Terminal Island. (Inside fuselage to the rear taken from forward section) Long Beach, Cal."

Image

Hughes Executive Towers, 1998

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Robert Beckmann Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, San Pedro, California, November 04, 1947

Date

1947-11-04

Description

Description given with photo: "Float Flying Boat, San Pedro, Calif.: Workmen prepare to float Howard Hughes' 200-ton plywood flying boat at San Pedro on Nov. 1st for taxi tests in Los Angeles Harbor. The craft can be seen in its mammoth drydock, where it was assembled and outfitted. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Howard Hughes accepting the Harmon Trophy, March 2, 1937

Date

1937-03-02

Description

Howard Hughes receiving the Harmon Trophy from President Roosevelt in the Oval Office in Washington D.C. From left to right, the other men seen standing in the image include: Howard Hughes, being congratulated by President Roosevelt; Colonel C. W. Kenwood; W. Burke Harmon; and Charles F. Horner.

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"Howard Hughes: The Aviator", 1984 April 11

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component

Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of people leaning out of building windows to see Howard Hughes at a parade in Chicago.

Image

Howard Hughes, 1968 to 1975

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

George Knox Roth Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00238
Collection Name: George Knox Roth Collection
Box/Folder: Box 02 (Restrictions apply), Box 13 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component