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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 002

Description

On the photograph it reads, "March 3, 1938 - our 1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed near Beatty, Nevada."

Photograph of a Paramount News headline, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The words "Hughes does it!" printed against a black background.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Howard Hughes surrounded by crowds and security guards, likely in France after landing his Lockheed 14 aircraft.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 landing in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes landing at Fairbanks 8:18 p.m. after flight from Moscow in 12 hrs., 17 mins. - distance 2457 mi. Distance flown from New York: 11, 188 mi. Elapsed time from New York, 72 hrs., 58 min. Flight time, 54 hrs., 39 min."

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Photograph of a street scene near dance halls, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: Jake Goodfriend
Site Name: Jake's Dance Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)
Pioneer Dance Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)

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Frontier Music Hall, menu

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Frontier Hotel and Casino Music Hall Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Wichita, Kansas, July 4, 1938

Date

1938-07-04

Description

Howard Hughes after landing at Wichita, Kansas on the first part of a flight to New York.

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Howard Hughes and co-pilot Joseph Bartles at the controls of their Lockheed Constellation after landing at LaGuardia Field in New York City, 1946 February 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

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."

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Transcript of interview with Ashley Hall by Claytee White, September 2, 2015

Date

2015-09-02

Description

Ashley Hall was born April 3, 1943 in Caliente, Nevada. After high school, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad at the Nevada Test Site as a cashier and as a signalman. He later attended Brigham Young University and the University of Nevada, Reno. After college, Hall served the City of Las Vegas in significant ways. Notably, as City Manager he was instrumental in the initial development of Summerlin, Nevada. Though he has retired from local politics, he remains active as the President of the Old Spanish Trail Association and as the U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador.

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