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Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign
Identifier
MS-00693
Abstract
The Bob McCaffery Collection on the Save the Hughes Flying Boat Campaign (1980-1983) documents efforts by activists to preserve the plane from destruction and its subsequent acquisition by the Aero Club of Southern California in 1980. The collection contains photographs and newspaper clippings about the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat nicknamed the "Spruce Goose" from the 1980s.
Archival Collection
Buckley, Tom. A $160,000 gamble in the World Series of Poker, New York Times, 1974 July 26
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 12
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 12
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and a woman, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes talking with an unidentified woman.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and a woman, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes talking with an unidentified woman.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting inside the Lockheed 14 aircraft.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Thomas A. Slack, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes conferring with Attn. Thomas Slack."
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa mid to late 1940s
Date
1946 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing for a photograph.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes Required To Submit Questions At Inquiry In Writing, Washington, D.C. --- The sub-committee investigating the Hughes War Time plane contracts, ruled today that a standing committee rule would be effective in requiring that questions must be put in writing, and presented to the committee thru counsel of the principals involved. here, Sen. Homer Ferguson, R., of Mich. Chairman of the subcommittee is shown receiving a written question from Howard Hughes the millionaire plane builder, to be put to one of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. INP Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/8/47." Also hand written on the back of the photo: "Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude Pepper 11/8/47."
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, Washington, D.C., August 1947
Date
1947-08
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes pictured after Senate hearings in Washington, D.C. in 1947.
Image
New York New York gaming floor: video
Date
1996
Archival Collection
Description
Interior b-roll footage of New York New York casino floor, camera pans to different areas on the floor, pans in and out on people interacting with various slot machines, table games, and generally walking around. Original media Betacam SP, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the UNLV TV Audiovisual Collection (UA-00098) – Digitized audiovisual material file.
Moving Image