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New Orleans (La.) landmarks including the Empress Hotel, Culinary Union, 1990s (folder 1 of 1), image 15

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work

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Broadway during the ticker-tape reception accorded Howard Hughes and his four crew members in recognition of their around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12

Archival Component

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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American Revisted: from the bay of New York to the gulf of Mexico by Sala, George Augustus. London: Vizetelly & Co., vol. 1-2, 1883

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00

Archival Component

T-Shirt Color: Gray; Front: College Station Fire Dept., Dept. Emblem; Back: CSFD Fire/EMS, College Station Texas; Handwritten Text: 7-15-02, There Is "Hope For The Future" We Love You New York. Various Signatures. Station # 3A Shift, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

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 22

Archival Component

Photograph of Lake Mead and the Lost City restorations, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

View of the Lost City from the approaching waters of Lake Mead during the spring of 1938.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Spring of 1938- Lake Mead approaches Lost City Restorations."

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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 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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