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People and parked cars at a lookout point over Hoover Dam, approximately 1936-1938
Level of Description
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
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Petroglyphs, West Well, California: photographic prints and annotated envelopes, approximately 1936 to 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00163
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 074, Folder 075, Folder 076
Collection Name: Frank D. Rathbun Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 074, Folder 075, Folder 076
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hercules Fuselage Leaves Hangar, Calver City, Calif. - The hull of Howard Hughes' huge cargo flying boat, the Hercules, largest airplane in the world leaves hangar in the Culver City, Calif., plant to begin a 28-mile trip to Terminal Island, Calif., by truck and dolly. the 220-foot long hull-fuselage will follow the path of the wing sections to the graving dock where the air giant will be assembled. Credit Line (ACME) 6/16/46."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hull of "Hercules" Starts Journey to Assembly Dock, Culver City, Calif. - The 220-foot-long fuselage of Howard Hughes' gigantic airplane crawls down the highway on truck dollies after leaving the Culver City, Calif., plant. the hull is on its way to the graving dock for assembly at Terminal Island, Calif., 28 miles away. Note size of man on top of hull. NY EUR CAN. Credit (ACME) 6/16/46"
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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the white Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City, Nevada. The hotel is located at 1305 Arizona Street on what was originally known as the Cardenas Plaza. Transcribed onto the roof of the hotel: "Boulder Dam Hotel."
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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the white Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City, Nevada. The hotel is located at 1305 Arizona Street on what was originally known as the Cardenas Plaza. Transcribed onto the roof of the hotel: "Boulder Dam Hotel."
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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
The view of the white Boulder Dam Hotel in Boulder City, Nevada. The hotel is located at 1305 Arizona Street on what was originally known as the Cardenas Plaza. Transcribed onto the roof of the hotel: "Boulder Dam Hotel."
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Photograph of automobiles outside of Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940
Date
1933 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Visitors Bureau located on Arizona Street in downtown Boulder City, Nevada.
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Film transparency showing streets of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
A shot of cars, trees, and buildings; Boulder Dam Hotel can be seen in the background across the road from a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures".
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Grover Whalen greets Hughes. New York City-- His face covered by stubble and still wearing his battered hat, Howard Hughes is taken in tow by Grover Whalen, World's Fair head, shortly after Hughes and his companions set their plane down at Floyd Bennett Airport here, completing their dramatic dash around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"
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