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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
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 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 preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."
Image
Boulder City, Nevada, 1932-1952
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of Boulder City, Nevada from 1932 to 1952, including photographs of schools, children, construction projects, and architectural sketches.
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
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
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."
Image
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
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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
Howard Hughes' inventory of Scarface reels, includes domestic and international requests to find undamaged reels for Hughes' private viewing, 1955 November 03 to 1972 June 02
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 377 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 377 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component