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Modern city design aesthetic of City Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-11-08

Description

Morning light defines the modern city design aesthetic at City Center as a pedestrian traverses the walkway.

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Photograph of the Boulder City Post Office and postmaster, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931

Date

1931

Description

Black and white photograph of Boulder City Post Office and postmaster, Mr. Finney, at Boulder City.

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Photograph of a drill bit at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "LITTLE BIT Only an inch and a quarter in diameter, this "microbit" enables engineers at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, to estimate the performance of full-size bits for the oil drilling industry. The company operates the largest testing laboratory of its kind anywhere in the world and produces thousands of rock bits necessary to drill deeper and deeper as the world's shallow oil wells have become exhausted. Howard Hughes terms the Hughes Tool company the "keystone" of his industrial empire."

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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