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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931-1936
Date
1931 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. The outlines of the small city are distinctively marked by the stark contrast between the city's greenery and the surrounding desert. Bits of the airplane from which the image itself was taken can be seen in the upper right corner of the photograph.
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Photograph of men working on the interior of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
Men working inside the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of workmen moving the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat in Terminal Island at the Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat towed by workmen with a capstan at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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Photograph of Boulder City High School groundbreaking ceremony, Boulder City, March 04, 1949
Date
1950 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Boulder City High School in Boulder City, Nevada. From left to right, the three men dressed in suits (front, left) are identified as follows: F. A. Latham, Elbert Edwards, and H. O. Watts (with shovel).
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Photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
Virginia City, Nevada.
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Northeast view of Boulder City, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1947 (year uncertain; year approximate) to 1954 (year uncertain; year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Morgan Sweeney Photograph Collection (PH-00228). Northeast aerial view of Boulder City, Nevada, 1947-54(?).
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Photograph of a replica of the Hughes Tool Company hard formation rock bit type R-1, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A trophy modeled for display after the Hughes Tool Company hard formation rock bit type R-1. The drill bit was the engineering marvel on which the Hughes fortune was founded.
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Ricki Barlow City Council Papers
Identifier
MS-00870
Abstract
The collection is comprised of correspondence, maps, reports, and economic development plans from Ricki Barlow, the Las Vegas City Council representative for ward five, dating from 2006 to 2015. The collection includes information about development plans for West Las Vegas, Nevada and downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes at a press conference beside his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947
Date
1947-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes giving a news Conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.
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