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Photograph of boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam coffer dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
View from above of a boxcar being lowered into the nearly completed Hoover (Boulder) Dam.
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Photograph of a Flying Boat section being placed at dock, June 15, 1946
Date
1946-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being placed in dock on Terminal Island. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Jun 15 1946." Los Angeles Harbor and Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
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Photograph of a Flying Boat section being placed at dock, June 15, 1946
Date
1946-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being placed in dock on Terminal Island. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Jun 15 1946." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
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New construction crane being built for Stratosphere Tower: video
Date
1993-09-06
Archival Collection
Description
The building of a new construction crane for Stratosphere Tower after the previous crane had been damaged in a construction fire; camera zooms in and out on the crane, construction equipment, and construction workers Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.
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Photograph of equipment being lowered into Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial image of a box of equipment being lowered into Black Canyon for Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction.
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Photograph of equipment being lowered into Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial image of a box of equipment being lowered into Black Canyon for Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction.
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Photograph of equipment being lowered into Hoover Dam construction site, circa 1930-1935
Date
1930 to 1935
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial image of a box of equipment being lowered into Black Canyon for Hoover (Boulder) Dam construction.
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Photograph of war plane being towed in parade, Las Vegas (Nev.), late 1940s
Date
1945 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
War plane being towed by a jeep in a parade. This is possibly the Helldorado Days festival parade.
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Photograph of the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946. The body is paused at a railroad crossing and power lines are being lifted so the aircraft can pass underneath.
Image
Aerial photograph showing boxcar being lowered into Hoover Dam, circa 1934-1935
Date
1934 to 1936
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Boulder Dam with open jet flow gates (outlet works) and a boxcar being lowered into the canyon. The name was officially changed to Hoover Dam in 1947.
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