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Young stallion named Snit belonging to John Hughes: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. The horse was a mustang and was caught on the open range in the Pahrump Valley.

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Leon Hughes and his horse: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family

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Mustang named Snit corralled on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family

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Crowd at Around the World Parade, Image 001

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Crowd at a parade in New York City celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' Around-the-World Flight!

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Crowd at Around the World Parade, Image 002

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Crowd at a parade in New York City celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' Around-the-World Flight!

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Film transparency of cars at Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s

Date

1936 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

An image of parked cars at a look-out point over Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Film transparency of the upstream side of Hoover Dam, circa mid 1930s

Date

1936 to 1938

Archival Collection

Description

A view of Hoover Dam's crest, intake towers, and spillway.

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Blood, Leonard T., 1894-1962

District Deputy Labor Commissioner Leonard Blood worked for the Las Vegas Labor Commission, hiring employees for the construction of the Boulder (later renamed Hoover) Dam from 1931 to 1938 in Nevada. Blood, born on November 7, 1894, came to Nevada from Lincoln, Nebraska with his parents, William Blood, a train conductor and his mother, Carrie Blood, a nurse. During Blood's time as the District Deputy Labor Commissioner, it was his responsibility to hire employees for the construction of the Boulder Dam.

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