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Military personnel at an open house at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1980 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 44

Archival Component

Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Frank Strong (Los Angeles), July 15, 1941

Date

1941-07-15

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken reporting to Strong that in relation to the water due to the Stewart family, a miner's inch equals 11.22 gallons per minute.

Text

Schematic design drawings: architectural drawings, sheets 1-8, 1964 July 20; 1964 September 15

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

This set includes an artist's perspective drawing of the building's exterior.

Archival Collection

Homer Rissman Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00452
Collection Name: Homer Rissman Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Flat File 083

Archival Component

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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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An overhead view of a parade thrown for Howard Hughes possibly in Texas.

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An overhead view of a parade thrown for Howard Hughes possibly in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes standing in front of a plane.

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Photograph of Lake Mead and the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

View of the Lost City from the approaching waters of Lake Mead during the spring of 1938.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Spring of 1938- Lake Mead approaches Lost City Restorations."

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