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Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles for assembly, June 1946

Date

1946

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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. A dirigible showcasing the movie The Outlaw with Jane Russell can be seen in the upper right.

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Photograph of the Flying Boat being assembled at the Long Beach Harbor, California, January 8, 1947

Date

1947-01-08

Description

Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being assembled at the Long Beach Harbor in January 1947. Date stamped on back of photo.

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"Who in the World is Roberta Kane" presentation, 2017

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00790
Collection Name: Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Community Collection
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of the Flying Boat hull being moved form the hangar, Culver City, California, 1946

Date

1946

Description

The Flying Boat hull being moved from the Culver City plant to a dock on Terminal Island in Long Beach, California. A crowd of onlookers is gathered to watch.

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Photograph of Mesquite Club presentation, Mesquite, Nevada, circa 1960s-1970s

Date

1960 to 1979

Description

Pictured from left to right, Blanche Zucker, Mrs. Farnsworth, and Hal Erickson at the Mesquite Club presentation in Mesquite, Nevada.

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Reports, presentations, and articles by Eugene Martin Christiansen, 1967 to 2017

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain reports, presentations, and articles written by Eugene Martin Christiansen from 1967 to 2017. The materials include reports written for Christiansen/Cummings Associates, articles for gaming magazines such as Gaming Business Magazine and Gaming and Wagering Business, academic articles, and drafts of chapters for his book The Business of Risk. The materials also include drafts, research notes, and finished versions of his “Gross Annual Wager” articles, which were published annually by Gaming and Wagering Business.

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of a protester being arrested at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, May 10, 1987

Date

1987-05-10

Description

Color image of a protester being arrested at a demonstration held on Mother's Day in 1987 by American Peace Test, a group opposing nuclear testing.

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Slide of protesters being arrested at a demonstration near the Nevada Test Site, May 10, 1987

Date

1987-05-10

Description

Color image of protesters being arrested at a demonstration held on Mother's Day in 1987 by American Peace Test, a group opposing nuclear testing.

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Photographs of Temple Beth Sholom Award Presentation, October 19, 1969

Date

1969-10-19

Archival Collection

Description

Group photographs of the recipients of the Temple Beth Sholom Award Presentation holding sports trophies. 120mm negatives.

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Photograph of blister copper being poured at Kennecott Copper Corporation, McGill, Nevada, 1960-1961

Date

1960 to 1961

Description

The end product, blister copper, is being poured from holding furnace into conveyor belt molds. Each bar weighs approximately 400 pounds and contains 99.4 percent copper.

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