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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Journey's End for World Fliers! Floyd Bennett Airport, N. Y. ---- The "World's Fair 1939.," Howard Hughes' silver monoplane, shown on the ground just after it landed here, concluding an amazing globe-girdling flight in total elapsed time of 3 days, 19 hours, 10 seconds. A crowd of officials surround the plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

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Wilford, John Noble. Lure of the White Water, New York Times, 1979 July 22

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 15

Archival Component

Photograph of Wilbur Clark with Patrice, Sylvia Harris, and Valda Boyne Esau at New York airport, June 1958

Date

1958-06

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of Wilbur Clark with (L-R): Patrice, Sylvia Harris, and Valda Boyne Esau in the New York City airport.

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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

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00110
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13

Archival Component

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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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.

Mixed Content

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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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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Nakayachi, K. 1998. "How do People Evaluate Risk Reduction When They Are Told Zero Risk is Impossible?" Risk Analysis, 18 (3) 235-242. New York, New York: Plenum Press, 1998

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File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 40

Archival Component