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Photograph of the Air Force test plane in flight, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes flying the Air Force test plane.

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Photograph of the Air Force test plane in flight, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes flying the Air Force test plane.

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Photograph of Sikorsky flying boat aircraft, October 21, 1937

Date

1937-10-21

Description

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Sikorsky S-43. Description printed on photographs accompanying strip of paper: Mystery Monoplane groomed by Howard Hughes Amphibian. 10/21/37

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Digital images, approximately 2000 to 2011

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The digital images series (approximately 2000-2011) represent a section of Bill Hughes' work as a photographer and photojournalist. A number of images include bands, DJs, dancers, and performers in various nightclubs and bars in downtown Las Vegas and the Strip, taken for Las Vegas Weekly, including "Acoustic Strip," a weekly performance venue. It also contains a number of portraits taken for Hughes' work at various publications including CityLife and Business Press. Other subjects include politicians and political events; the University of Las Vegas, Nevada; architecture; scenic views of Las Vegas; and self-portraits.

Archival Collection

Bill Hughes Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00402
Collection Name: Bill Hughes Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Community Conversations oral history panel

Identifier

OH-02650

Abstract

Oral history panel composed of University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) students Lisa McAllister, Larry Sampson, John Grygo, and Ashley Smith along with community narrators Jerrie Merritt, Geraldine Kirk Hughes, Keith Brantley, and Hannah Brown, moderated by Julia Lee and Claytee White on March 30, 2016 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: A Collaborative Oral History Project. The group discusses working with each other during the collection of oral histories for the project, the value of the interchange for both narrator and interviewer, the value of oral histories as repositories of individual and collective memory, and related stories about their experiences.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "When Hughes arrives at Le Bourget on world trip. Paris-- French air experts examining Howard Hughes' arrival at Le Bourget. After a few minor repairs, Hughes and his companions hopped off for Moscow, second leg of their circuit of the globe in 3 days and 19 hours."

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Photograph of 'Dutch' Kindelberger and others at banquet, circa 1940s - 1950's

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Seated during a banquet, Clifford, James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger (President and General Manager of North American Aviation), Larsen Warren, Noah Dietrich (Chief Executive Officer of Howard Hughes Corporation 1925-1957), Bowron, Gorss, maybe Rentzel, ?, and General Ira C. Eaker (Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft) attending.

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Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924

No description.

Subject

Photographs of crowds at Around-the-World-Flight Parade, New York City (N.Y.), July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Crowd at a parade in New York City celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' Around-the-World Flight!

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