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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: "Journey's End: This airplane view records the end of Howard Hughes' history-making dash around the world in three days, nineteen hours. To the right of the Administration Building at Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island, New York, can be seen the globe-girdling monoplane surrounded by a ring of policemen. The foreground provides an accurate idea of the size of the crowd which stormed the field to welcome home the fliers. Credit Line (ACME)."
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Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. The rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his industrial empire. The machinist above is performing an operation on the cones which make up the rotating end of the Hughes rock bit." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The Kearney and Trecker 4 spindle machine at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas. Ca. 1950s."
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929
Date
1922-03-01 to 1929-05-10
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes from March 1, 1922 to May 10, 1929
Text
Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922
Date
1911-06-22 to 1922-02-07
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes from June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922.
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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 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: "General view of end of the record breaking flight... 7/14/38."
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Photograph of classroom, Boulder City, Nevada, 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Shop classroom at Boulder City High School.
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Photograph of school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City High School.
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Area near Boulder City: photographic print
Date
1932
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified desert area southeast of Boulder City, Nevada.
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