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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Archival Collection

Description

An aerial view of Boulder City. Lake Mead is in the background.

Image

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

Date

1968-06-12

Description

A biography of musician Maxine Brown 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 two-page biography examines Brown's upbringing in her church choir in Kingstree, South Carolina to her hit singles and performances in notable clubs in New York City.

Mixed Content

Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937

Date

1937-01-19

Description

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of Hughes Racer while he is being interviewed by newsmen at the Newark Airport.

Image

Photograph of the city of Pioche (Nev.), circa 1916

Date

1917 to 1918

Description

Aerial view of homes and building in Pioche. The mining operation can be seen on the far left side of the image on a sand hill.

Image

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."

Image

Panoramic photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1934

Date

1933 to 1934

Archival Collection

Description

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).

Image

Las Vegas: City of Destiny

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William Mors Audiovisual Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01147
Collection Name: William Mors Audiovisual Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

New home neightborhood on Cadence View Way, Henderson, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2017-05-11

Description

A walkway provides access between streets in a tightly packed Cadence development along Cadence View Way in the Cadence development in Henderson. For decades the western neighborhoods of Henderson experienced explosive growth as the city moved from small industrial town clustered around the World War II era plants to Las Vegas suburbs and the state's second largest city. Cadence hopes to change that with its large masterplanned community north of East Lake Mead Parkway and Boulder Highway.

Image

Bureau of Reclamation in Boulder City: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

The Bureau of Reclamation Administration Building located in Boulder City, Nevada.

Image

Lost City photograph album

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nevada Division of State Parks Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00136
Collection Name: Nevada Division of State Parks Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component