Materials depict Howard Hughes during various ventures from 1930 to 1950. The photographs depict Trans World Airlines planes, the crash site of Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, Nevada, aircraft construction, portraits, unidentified aircraft, events, Hughes during the production of the film The Outlaw, and Hughes speaking with members of the press.
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This set includes: index sheet, site plans, wall sections, interior elevations, floor plans, redlining, foundation plans, roof plans, framing plans, exterior elevations, building sections, construction details, finish/door/window schedules, plumbing plans, mechanical plans and general specifications.
This set includes drawings for Donn Enterprises (client).
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This set includes drawings for Southgate Associates (client) by Southwest Engineering (engineer).
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This set includes: electrical schematics, index sheet, site plans, landscape plans, floor plans, exterior elevations, framing plans, foundation plans, building sections, construction details, interior elevations, finish/door/window schedules, general specifications, HVAC plans, plumbing plans and plumbing schematics.
This set includes drawings for the Mueller Group (client).
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Culinary Union workers strike at the Frontier Hotel and Casino in August of 1991. Strikers march holding protesting posters with the image of Margaret Elardi. The photos also show police officers and news reporters on site.Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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On March 2, 1977, Neil C. Dalmas interviewed teacher Howard Heckethorn, (born on September 14th, 1922 in St. George, Utah) at Red Rock Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada. This interview offers an overview of early education in Nevada. Mr. Heckethorn also discusses Stewart Ranch, Howard Hughes and the Hughes Site, and the migration of the Mormons to the Las Vegas area.
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Close up shot of Stuart Mason at the construction site of the MGM Grand.
Photographs of building site for Congregation Ner Tamid, October 03, 1982