An image showing an aerial view of Boulder City. Varying components of the city, such as small shrubs and buildings, stand out against the rocky plains of the desert.
Boulder City, panorama of houses, view from the water tank. From this angle of Boulder City, the Boulder Theater building that contains the Boulder Dam Service Bureau (left) can be seen, along with the Boulder Dam Hotel (center), Boulder Cafe (center), and a Texaco service station (right).
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Members of the Howard Hughes flight around the world are (L-to-R) Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; Ed Lund, mechanic and H. P. Connor, co-navigator, as they rode in the welcoming parade in New York City 7-15-38."
Black and white image showing an exterior view of the Manual Training School in Las Vegas. The postcard is made out to Bob Eglington, 347 Penn. Avenue, Los Gatos, CA. It is postmarked October 5th, 1938. The message reads, "Hope you're getting along O.K. We're getting things done gradually. May not be back until Mon. so don't be worried, so much yet to do. Mother." Site Name: Manual Training School (Las Vegas, Nev.)
From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Faved Flyer Visits Washington - Wash, D.C. - Photo shows the crowd pressing forward for a glimpse of Howard Hughes, well known sportsman flyer, as he arrived at Washington Airport in an American Airliner. Photo Credit ACME. 7-21-38. New York Bureau."