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The Gateway to Las Vegas from Boulder City, depicting the Union Pacific Railroad Depot, reproduction from approximately 1938 to 1945: photographic print and negative, 1982

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Archival Collection

Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00149
Collection Name: Alicia Lawrence Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01, Box SH-023

Archival Component

Aerial photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, July 4, 1938

Date

1938-07-04

Description

Howard Hughes being greeted by Grover Whalen at either Floyd Bennett Field or Holmes Airport.

Image

Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes shaking hands with Cordell Hull; several unidentified men are photographed with them.

Image

Photograph of Howard in Washington, D. C., July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes being escorted through crowd after delivering an address at the National Press Club on July 21."

Image

Photograph of the Lockheed 14, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes plane starts ocean hop."

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Hughes plane taking off on a flight to Paris.

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