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B-roll footage for Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada advertisements: video

Date

1984-07-26

Description

B-roll of Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall in Laughlin, Nevada. Boats pass by on the river, camera pans to a man and woman talking and standing by the water. Audio abruptly begins, and a woman is giving the couple direction as the camera rolls. Couple then appear on the beach, and the neon signs are visible as the sun begins to set; couple speak to another infront of Vegas Vic sign, then move to a boat on the river, and then ends with the couple talking inside a Pioneer Hotel room. Original media U-matic S, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Production Company Audiovisual Collection (MS-00930) -- Digitized audiovisual material file.

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Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938

Date

1938

Description

Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.

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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 crowds surrounding a car, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An image of crowds surrounding an automobile, Howard Hughes is presumably inside the car.

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

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing before microphones.

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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 a flight path map, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Map of Howard Hughes' flight."

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An overhead view of a parade thrown for Howard Hughes possibly in Texas.

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