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Father: Charles A. Peterson, US Army discharge papers [WWI], 1920 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Donn Arden Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00425
Collection Name: Donn Arden Papers
Box/Folder: Box 1
Collection Name: Donn Arden Papers
Box/Folder: Box 1
Archival Component
#56228: First Interstate Bank - Check Presentation to Business College, 1985 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-02
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1980s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1942-1947
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include photographs of the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1935-1946
Date
1935 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
An undated portrait of Howard Hughes.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in profile, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes in profile.
Image
Hotel Construction: Monte Carlo, New York-New York, and Stratosphere, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1996 June (folder 1 of 1), image 15
Date
1996-06
Description
Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work
Image
Photograph of Hughes XF-11 in flight, April 4, 1947
Date
1947-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
Date stamped on back of photo: April 3, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES FLIES DUPLICATE OF CRASH PLANE CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, today test-piloted the plane pictured here, a duplicate of the XF-11 photo-reconnaissance ship which he nearly lost his life in an accident last July 7. He designed and built the plane for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers. He has recovered from the injuries sustained last year when the freak propeller trouble dashed the original XF-11 to earth. As usual, he today took personal responsibility for the first test flight of the new plane." The actual flying date is April 4, 1947.
Image
Transcript of interview with Francis E. Hughes by Mark E. French, February 23, 1977
Date
1977-02-23
Archival Collection
Description
On February 23, 1977, collector Mark E. French interviewed local farmer, Francis E. Hughes (born March 9th, 1917 in Mesquite, Nevada) in his home in Mesquite, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of the general lifestyle and culture in Mesquite. Mr. Hughes mother, Orilla Leavitt, was born in Bunkerville, Nevada. Members of Mr. Hughes’s family were amongst the first settlers in the Mesquite area.
Text
Photograph of a sketch of Lockheed 14 airplane, June 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
A sketch of Hughes' "round the world" plane.
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