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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A close up view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

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Photograph of people at Hughes Executive Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972

Date

1972

Description

Description provided with image: "Temporary customs operation set up at Hughes Executive Terminal in Las Vegas In San Francisco by Scandinavian Airlines to process foreign passengers from 128 countries, here to attend the American Mining Congress. Las Vegas was designated an International Port of Entry in 1972.

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Photograph of HK-1 Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

Date

1947

Description

The HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat (with the number NX37602 on tail visible) in the water on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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"Photographic Record of Storm Damage to Main Line and Branches" by the Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Division photograph album, 1938

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's railroad tracks that had been damaged during floods in February and March of 1938 in Southern California and Southern Nevada, including by the Los Angeles Flood of 1938. The photographs primarily depict washed out tracks, damaged bridges, and debris.

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of the Hughes rock drill bit type R-1, circa 1945-1955

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

A close-up of a hard formation rock bit type R-1, the engineering marvel on which the hughes fortune was founded.

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Photograph of a section of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 1946

Date

1946

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' 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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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Hercules Rolls Across Pontoon Bridge, Long Beach, Calif. -- The 220-foot, 60-ton fuselage-full, last section of Howard Hughes' $20,000,000 Flying Boat rolls across tricky pontoon bridge in Long Beach to complete a 28-mile trip to assembly dock at Terminal Island, Calif. The air giant is expected to try its wings early next year. Credit Line (ACME) NY."

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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938

Date

1938-03-02

Description

Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.

Text

Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas.

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Photograph of Lake Mead rising over Lost City, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

The restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away. This is a portion of the first house restored

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