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Film transparency of the Boulder City Auto Court, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Boulder City Auto Court. The Mobilgas gas service station can be seen in the background.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes descending the stairway of the Constellation 069 plane, Washington D.C., April 17, 1944
Date
1944-04-17
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes descending a stairway from Constellation 069, at the Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. in 1944.
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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company Derrick, Houston Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release: "HUGHES TEST DERRICK This 118-foot field-size oil derrick tower above a block-long laboratory in Houston, Texas, where the Hughes Tool Company simulates every drilling condition in the world in order to produce tough, long-lasting drill bits for the oil industry. Rock bits are responsible for tapping of deep oil fields where today 90 per cent of the world's oil is found."
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "All Roads Lead to Field as Hughes Arrives, New York City: This striking air-view shows the thousands of cars lined up at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after they had disgorged their occupants who took part in the great ovation accorded Howard Hughes and his gallant crew of four as they arrived at the end of their record-smashing flight around the world. The cars in the foreground are still streaming into the already crowded parking spaces. Credit Line (ACME). 7/14/38. (SS)."
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Film transparency of he dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976
Date
1976
Archival Collection
Description
The dedication of Boulder City's Bicentennial Gazebo in Boulder City, Nevada 1976. From left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Jeanne Clark, Bob Ferraro (crouching), Tommy Nelson, Joe Williams, Elton Garrett, unknown (crouching), unknown (crouching)
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Looking west of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1950 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1955 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Aerial View of Boulder City, Nevada, looking west, 1950-55(?).
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Aerial photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Las Vegas Valley as seen from the City View Trail above Sun City MacDonald Ranch, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-09-14
Archival Collection
Description
Images of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from City View Trail above the Sun City MacDonald Ranch neighborhood of Henderson, Nevada.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School class, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1947-1950
Date
1947 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photo of Boulder City Elementary School class. Teacher is Mrs. Dorothy Johnson.
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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, returning from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed press release from back of photograph: "Howard Hughes' flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free off Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor immediately after its launching yesterday. The plane's vertical stabilizer tip rides about 80 feet above the water as the air giant floats for the first time. With Hughes at the controls, the colossal craft will get first water taxi tests today."
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