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Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York, 1946 September 12

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Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' arrival, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of men assembling a truck loaded with old telephone booths for Howard Hughes arrival in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Telephone company "goes to town" for Hughes' arrival, New York City -- Something had to be done to take care of the thousands of potential telephone users who crowded Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, for the arrival of Howard Hughes and his daring crew on their dash Around the World, so the New York Telephone Company, well aware of the fact that the few phones at the field couldn't possibly accommodate, the officials, police, and spectators, "went to town" with a truck loaded with old telephone booths. A line was quickly strung and the phones in the booths on the truck were plugged in. The business was rushing and the phone company was well rewarded for its enterprise. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

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New York City's 52nd Street was a miniature Vegas Strip, undated

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Archival Collection

Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 14

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Photograph of two Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes and Jack Dempsey, New York City, June 1964

Date

1964-06

Description

Two of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes with Jack Dempsey in his restaurant in New York City, New York.

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Report: "Legal Gambling in the City of New York" by Eugene Martin Christiansen, 1990

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Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 163

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People with A. C. Grant taken (National City Bank, New York photograph), undated

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File

Archival Collection

Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00016
Collection Name: Archie C. Grant Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

An aerial view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight round-the-world flight in New York City.

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City of Las Vegas map, 1952

Date

1952

Description

General information on Las Vegas and index on verso ; Copyright held by Redwood Publishing Co. ; Includes inset map of the Strip (U.S. 91 or Los Angeles Highway) ; Redwood Publishing Company

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his Round-The-World flight in New York.

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