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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."

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Photographic slide of Las Vegas cityscape, circa 1950s-1970s

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1979 (year approximate)

Description

Written on the slide: "Looking east. Vegas Range. Las Vegas, Clark Co. Nevada."

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Photograph of town and mine, Goodsprings (Nev.), circa 1917

Date

1916 to 1918

Description

Aerial view of Yellow Pine Mine in Goodsprings, Nevada.

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Photograph of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, circa 1940-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Color image showing an aerial view of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of interior of an Army Air Forces airplance, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

The interior of a plane that was being used by the Army Air Forces to take aerial photographs. The photo has the identification F-23471 A. C. in the bottom right corner.

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Stardust Hotel and Casino bomb scare: video, 1996 February 05

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Local news reports of The Stardust Hotel/Casino evacuated due to a bomb threat and subsequent scare of a suspicious package found in the poker room on February 5, 1996. The video consists of 12 segments from three different stations. Includes soundbites from Las Vegas Metro Police Sergeant Greg McGurdy that the suspicious package was not an explosive device, followed by brief soundbite from bystander. Includes aerial footage of the Stardust and reporters on the scene. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Box 014

Archival Component

Crockett Family Photographs

Identifier

PH-00431

Abstract

The Crockett Family Photographs (approximately 1940-2008) are comprised of aerial photographs of Alamo Airport (later Harry Reid International Airport) and the surrounding Las Vegas Valley in the 1940s and 1950s. Photographs of the interior, exterior, and airfield at Alamo Airport document the early stages of what is now one of the busiest international airports in the United States. The collection also contains audiovisual material, which depict events including the Miss Rodeo America pageant and the Sahara Cup boat races on Lake Mead, and locations including Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada and Hoover Dam. A significant portion of the collection consists of photographs of the Crockett family at various events, on family vacations, and their home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Postcard of the Grand Canyon, circa mid 1930s to 1950s

Date

1935 to 1959

Description

An aerial view of the Grand Canyon in artistic rendering.

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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, circa 1936

Date

1935 to 1937

Description

An aerial, upstream view of the completed Hoover Dam.

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Photograph of the Hoover Dam, circa 1936

Date

1935 to 1937

Description

An aerial, downstream view of the completed Hoover Dam.

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