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Photograph of Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
The laying of the Frazier Hall concrete foundation for Nevada Southern University.
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Photograph of Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
The Frazier Hall after construction was completed for Nevada Southern University.
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Photograph of library office in Grant Hall, Nevada Southern University, circa 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
Nevada Southern University Library when it was housed in Grant Hall.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the XF-11, after his successful test flight, April 5, 1947
Date
1947-04-05
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES TEST-PILOTS SECOND XF-11. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Preparatory to making its first flight test today, Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, is shown in the cockpit of the second XF-11 sister ship to the plane in which he almost lost his life in an accident last July 7. Hughes designed and built the ship, one of the world's fastest long-range reconnaissance planes for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on back of photograph: "At Grover Whalen's home, 48 Washington Mews [sic]. From left to right: L. Thomas Thurlow, Comm. Hl Flannigan, Edward Lund, Howard Hughes, Grover Whalen, R. Stoddart, and Harry Connor. 6/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, as he stands before a microphone after landing his Lockheed 14 aircraft for the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes (with hat) as he arrived in New York after completing a round the world flight. 7/14/38 (Press Association)"
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Photograph of crowd witnessing the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. Notice workers raising the power lines so the fuselage could pass underneath.
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African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project Town Hall Meeting
Identifier
OH-02588
Abstract
Town hall meeting for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project facilitated by Claytee D. White on May 11, 2013. In this town hall, White explains the mission and the purpose behind the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Attendees also speak, telling stories and histories of the African American people and communities in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.
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