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Photograph of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Part of the crowd that greeted Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers as they landed in Paris on the first lef of a round-the-world flight."
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "When Hughes arrives at Le Bourget on world trip. Paris-- French air experts examining Howard Hughes' arrival at Le Bourget. After a few minor repairs, Hughes and his companions hopped off for Moscow, second leg of their circuit of the globe in 3 days and 19 hours."
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Map of California, and territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, 1864
Date
1864
Description
'Johnson's California, also Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, published by A.J. Johnson, New York.' 'Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by A.J. Johnson in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the southern district of New York.' Atlas page numbers in upper margin: 67-68. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich and Washington. Shows natural features, locations of Indian tribes, proposed railroad routes, routes of explorers, trails, county boundaries and populated places. Hand colored. On verso: 'Historical and statistical view of the West India Islands or Columbian Archipelago' (p. 80) and 'Historical and statistical view of Mexico and Central America' (p. 79). Scale [ca. 1:3,484,800]. 1 in. to ca. 55 miles (W 124°--W 102°/N 42°--N 32°).
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New Frontier Hotel: menu, 1962 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Menus
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Collection Number: MS-01093
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Menus
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Menus
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 03
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938
Date
1938-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."
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Savoy, menu, July 12, 1898
Date
1898-07-12
Archival Collection
Description
Note: It is possible that the word "Pinafore" mentioned on the cover of the menu refers to the well known Gibert and Sullivan comic opera called H.M.S. Pinafore. It was written in 1878. In 1899 this opera was revived at the Savoy Theater. It is assumed that this menu is from or the Savoy Hotel which was built next to the Savoy Theater Menu insert: Poems Restaurant: Savoy Hotel & Restaurant Location: London, England
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Lottery ticket from Honduras National Lottery Company in Louisiana; lottery ticket-beneficencia; New York state lottery advertisement; New York state Olympic lottery, 1904-1979
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Collection on International Lotteries
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Collection Number: MS-00619
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on International Lotteries
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on International Lotteries
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01
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New York: Peat, Marwick, Mitchel, and Company, "Economic Impact of Legalized Casino Gambling in New York State and Its Impact on Existing Forms of Legalized Gambling" report, 1981 February
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 15
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 15
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Start of New York-to-Paris Race, Times Square, New York City, February 12, 1908, reproduction courtesy Harrah's Automobile Collection: photographic print: photographic negative, 1964
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Archival Collection
Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00240
Collection Name: Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Collection Name: Nan Doughty Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Cordell Hull, Washington D.C., July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Hughes Visited Washington To Thank Cordell Hull, Washing, D. C. -- Police escorting Howard Hughes holding hat, through the admiring throungs at the Washington Airport as the intrepid flyer and his four companions on his Round-The-World flight came to the Capital, July 21st, to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his cooperation in clearing their take-offs on their flight. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38."
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