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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Put To Test - San Pedro, Calif. : Howard Hughes pilots his much-publicized flying boat on the first of a series of taxi runs in Los Angeles harbor on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, the millionaire plane builder took the giant ship up on a surprise half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."
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Photograph of Boulder City Library patrons, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of three children reading at the Boulder City Library. The library was then housed in the basement of the city's municipal building.
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Photograph of Hughes' Flying Boat on a test run, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes conducting a test run of his Flying Boat in San Pedro, California.
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Letter from H. H. Larson (Los Angeles) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), August 26, 1938
Date
1938-08-26
Archival Collection
Description
Larson asking Bracken if it was still the policy of the company to not sell water to an institution like the Railroad Pass Casino.
Text
Hughes Flite Deck Restaurant and Omni Bar at the Hughes Executive Terminal. Credit to Theodore F. Whitmoyer: photographic print, approximately 1968 to 1972
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00237
Collection Name: Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Collection Name: Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of school children in front of the Boulder City Elementary School, now the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. Four hundred of the 550 enrolled pupils are seen in front of the school.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and guest, New York, New York, September 18, 1946
Date
1946-09-18
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Fight Spectators, New York -- With an unidentified companion, multi-million dollar movie producer and aviation Howard Hughes watches the Louis-Mauriello title bout from a ringside seat Sept. 18. Full big 5. Creditline (ACME) 9/18/46."
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"Photographic Record of Storm Damage to Main Line and Branches" by the Union Pacific Railroad, Los Angeles Division photograph album, 1938
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials depict the Union Pacific Railroad Company's railroad tracks that had been damaged during floods in February and March of 1938 in Southern California and Southern Nevada, including by the Los Angeles Flood of 1938. The photographs primarily depict washed out tracks, damaged bridges, and debris.
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre on Arizona Street in Boulder City, Nevada. The Boulder Dam Service Bureau was later known as the Hoover Dam Visitors Bureau, and the Boulder Theater building was located at 1225 Arizona Street. Transcribed onto the center sign: "Boulder Dam Service Bureau. Souvenirs; Post Cards: Official Booklets; Rest Rooms."
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Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A man working at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.
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