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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933
Date
1933-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view from an unidentified park of Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Theater building can be seen on the far right.
Image
Photograph of Billiards Fountain Service and Boulder City Company Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933
Date
1933-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. On this unidentified street a dispersed crowd of people gather around the Billiards Fountain Service building on the left side of the road, while on the right a string of automobiles can be seen sitting in front of the Boulder City Company Stores building. Transcribed onto the left building's sign: "Billiards Fountain Service." Transcribed onto the right building's sign: "Boulder City Co. Stores."
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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 view of a crowd of people watching Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York.
Image
Letter from A. M. Folger to H. A. Shamberger (Carson City), February 28, 1948
Date
1948-02-28
Archival Collection
Description
Request for the drill logs of area wells to see the probable chance of success for a contemplated well on the Las Vegas Ranch.
Text
Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Hughes Tool Company v. Benjamin Fielding, Commissioner of Licenses of the city of New York, New York and Arthur W. Wallander, Police Commissioner of New York, correspondence regarding court decision, 1947 January 20 to 1947 February 21
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 165 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 165 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
The Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada.
Image
Hughes Aircraft Company (HAC) "Classified Material Handling Guide", 1975 January
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01146
Collection Name: Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Publications: brief of the Cities of Midland and Odessa to the Civil Aeronautics Board; brochure about the Hughes Airwest Sundance; program for appreciation dinner for Howard W. Cannon; program for Las Vegas Rotary Club meeting with Erle Taylor as guest speaker; dedication of City of Riverside municipal airport terminal building; article on McCarran carpeting; article on McCarran Airport, 1962-1975
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Erle A. Taylor Collection on Aviation
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00186
Collection Name: Erle A. Taylor Collection on Aviation
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Erle A. Taylor Collection on Aviation
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component