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Photograph of people atop a tower awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people, possibly including reporters and members of the press, standing atop a tower as they wait for the arrival of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. This final landing for Hughes marked the end of his Round The World flight.

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#71866: Hospitality Hall Exteriors, November 16, 2017, 2017 November 16

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Item

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

Archival Component

#71994: Hospitality Hall beauty shots, March 5, 2018, 2018 March 05

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Item

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

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Sweepstakes and Jai Alia tickets; sweepstakes tickets from Cambridgeshire, England, New York, New York; and Dublin, Ireland; Jai Alia tickets and program from Fronton, Mexico, approximately 1964 to 1975

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File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
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Collection Number: MS-00110
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13

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The Arsenio Hall Show with David Copperfield, Paramount Domestic Television, 1991 December 02

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Additional information from donor: Copperfield performs an illusion and a sitdown talk with Hall.

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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T-Shirt Color: White; Front: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem; Back: Citizens Hose Co. Engine 5 Lancaster, New York, Dept. Emblem, approximately 2001-2012

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File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 163

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Photograph of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of members of the Aeronautical Association awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes and his Lockheed 12 aircraft at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Official timers of Aeronautical Association compare their precision chronometers as Lockheed-14 roars overhead, marking end of Round-the-World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport." Typed onto a second piece of paper also attached to the image: "Official timers of the Aeronautical Association shown at Floyd Bennett Field comparing their precision chronometers as Howard Hughes' plane roared overhead marking the end of his Flight Around The World. July 1938."

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Photograph of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Second Street side (Las Vegas), 1958

Date

1958

Description

Scale model of the Second Street facade of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

Image

Photograph of a scale model of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Fremont Street side (Las Vegas), 1958

Date

1958

Description

Scale model of the Fremont Street facade of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall.
Site Name: Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Address: 129 East Fremont Street

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Biography of David Houston written by Epic Records (New York), June 17-19, 1968

Date

1968-06-12

Description

A biography of musician David Houston written by Epic Records in New York and given to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Epic Records National Sales Convention. This three-page biography examines Houston's early start at the age of twelve when he stared on the famed radio program ""Louisiana Hayride"" to a list of his current country music hit sincles and albums.

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