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Various airplanes, collection 001, image 001
Description
Photograph of an air pilot and his plane.
Various airplanes, collection 001, image 001
Description
Photograph of a plane doing a flip, presumably at an air show.
Various airplanes, collection 001, image 001
Description
Photograph of two unidentified men, one of which may be an air pilot.
Various airplanes, collection 002, image 001
Description
Photograph of an airplane sitting on a tarmac.
Photograph of women in Special Collections, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1975
Date
1975-12
Archival Collection
Description
Ruth Ferron, a Las Vegas pioneer, and her daughter Shirley Swanson are donating the Ferron-Bracken photo collection to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Special Collections. Ms. Kepper, Special Collections curator, looks on. Typed description provided with image: "Ferron-Bracken Photograph Collection - December 1975, L-R: Ruth Ferron; Anna Dean Kepper; Shirley Ferron Swanson. William and Ruth Ferron came to Las Vegas in 1916-1917 where William Ferron bought several drugstores. Already estabished as a prominent pharmacist and businessman, Ferron in 1920 was elected Las Vegas' third mayor. In 1975 his widow, Ruth, donated the Ferron-Bracken photographs. Containing several hundred photos dating from as early as 1903, these are among the oldest pictures of Las Vegas in existence."
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David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs
Identifier
PH-00400
Abstract
This collection is comprised of publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and his aircrafts, from approximately the 1940s to the 1950s, that were compiled by David Rea, former pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company. This collection also includes clippings and technical drawings of Hughes aircrafts.
Archival Collection
Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada
Identifier
PH-00254
Abstract
The Henderson Public Library Photograph Collection on Henderson, Nevada (approximately 1940-1988) depicts life and growth in Southern Nevada. The collection documents the growth of Henderson, Nevada through images of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, housing throughout the area, and events. The documentation of Basic Magnesium Incorporated, its activites, personnel, and buildings from 1942 through 1944 is prominent in this collection.
Archival Collection
Janeene Anderson's record about the photograph collection: note
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Ray W. Baldwin Photograph Collection (PH-00194) -- Inserted sheet with information included with album pages.
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