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Men in a car during the Armistice Day parade in Boulder City, Nevada, 1939 November 11

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File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Activities in Nevada 1968. State of Nevada Department of Education, Carson City, Nevada, 1968 August

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00002
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 74 (91st Session)

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Dirt road in Midway City: photographic print

Date

1942-11-03

Description

Midway City - "Midway Casino" mentioned in original description, but it is unclear which building it is. (4-18-42)

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Cities of the Underworld, "Secret Sin City," History Channel, 2008

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File

Scope and Contents

Additional information from donor: Underground and underwater elements explored around Las Vegas and Hoover Dam.

Archival Collection

Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-01130
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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View of the beach and city in Sanremo, Italy: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367). Inscribed on the image is "Riviera dei Fiori - San Remo - Panorama da levante". Which translates to "River of Flowers - San Remo - Panorama from the east"

Image

Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."

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Photograph of the Samuel Newhouse party in Caliente departing for Salt Lake City, Caliente (Nev.), 1906

Date

1906

Description

Samuel Newhouse's party waiting in Caliente for private car to Salt Lake 1906

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Ceremony at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park, Boulder City, Nevada, 1981 March 15

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File

Archival Collection

North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 24

Archival Component

People at Frank T. Crowe Memorial Park, Boulder City, Nevada, 1981 March 15

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File

Archival Collection

North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00277
Collection Name: North Las Vegas Library Photograph Collection on North Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 24

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Street near the Hoover Dam Visitor's Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1936-1940

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File

Archival Collection

L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00100
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Binder PB-012

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