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Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner in Seattle, Washington, 1938 July 07

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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 17

Archival Component

Architectural drawing of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas), proposed Hilton Hotel, unit plans, July 6, 1965

Date

1965-07-06

Description

Proposed plan for a remodel of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino from 1965. Original medium: pencil on parchment. Harold L. Epstein, structural engineer; W. L. Donley and Associates, mechanical engineers; J. L. Cusick and Associates, electrical engineers.
Site Name: Frontier
Address: 3120 Las Vegas Boulevard South

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Photograph of men and women conversing a the backyard, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Unidentified men and women sit and stand together in the backyard during a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of party guests smoking and drinking, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Unidentified guests stand together drinking and smoking at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of two men drinking and talking, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

William Moore and another unidentified man joke around with drinks in hand at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of people near bouquet of flowers, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Four unidentified people sit and stand together near a table with flowers at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of people smoking and talking at a party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951

Date

1951-07-15

Description

Three unidentified women and one man smile and smoke together in a kitchen at a "party at the Moore home."

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Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938

Date

1938

Description

Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.

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Photograph of crowds surrounding a car, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An image of crowds surrounding an automobile, Howard Hughes is presumably inside the car.

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Photograph of a flight path map, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Map of Howard Hughes' flight."

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