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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company employees welcoming Howard Hughes, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Crowd of Hughes Tool Company employees holds a welcome rally for Howard Hughes in Houston,Texas in 1938.

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Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1933

Date

1933

Description

Panoramic image of Boulder City, Nevada in 1933.

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Christmas dinner menu, December 25, 1883, St. Lawrence Hall

Date

1883-12-25

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Compliments of the Season printed on cover. "R. 2." printed at lower left of cover Restaurant: St. Lawrence Hall Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Text

Kansas City buildlings, Kansas City, Missouri: panoramic photographs

Date

1982-10-02

Archival Collection

Description

From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs

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Social Security Act of 1936 and Railroad Retirement Act, 1938-1951

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 150 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Film transparency of people standing in tunnel, Hoover Dam, December 27, 1938

Date

1938-12-27

Description

Black and white image of Hoover Dam with the following printed description: "View of 50-foot diameter tunnel below Arizona Tunnel Plug outlet works with Stoney Gate at end of tunnel lowered." Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Houses in Boulder City: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

Homes in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

Howard Hughes sitting inside the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes' Paris hop delayed by motor trouble. New York City-- Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, in the cabin of his huge Lockheed plane as he waited impatiently for a crew of mechanics to repair one of the motors so that he could take off for Paris. He was forced to give up his plans to leave on July 9th when mechanics found that it would be impossible to change the 18 cylinders of his motors in time. Crews worked all night at the job. Rough spots were found in the cylinders during fuel consumption tests. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38 Burs SF."

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Slide of John S. Wright Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1981 to 1989

Description

Exterior of John S. Wright Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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