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Photograph of Western Airlines M2, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 17, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation) M2 lined up on Rockwell Field.
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Photograph of Western Airlines M2, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines M2 biplane-first plane to fly Los Angeles-Salt Lake route, stopping in Las Vegas en route. Note Indian head on fuselage-first insignia of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Four horsemen of Western Airlines, plus one, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Four Horsemen of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation), plus one, standing in front of M2 plane. From left to right: Fred Kelly, Jimmy James, Al DeGarmo, Maury Graham. At far right: C. C. Mosely, manager of Las Vegas airport.
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Photograph of Western Airlines plane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1926
Date
1926
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation) plane being refueled at Rockwell Field , Las Vegas, by Nevada Oil Co. truck. Note the landing strip.
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Photograph of Western Airlines, Alhambra Airport, 1930
Date
1930
Archival Collection
Description
Glamorous Fanchon and Marco girls helping Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation) inaugurate four-engine airliner service from Alhambra Airport. These four-engine aircraft were Fokker planes.
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Photograph of pilots with boy scout knife, late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Western Airlines' first pilot Fred Kelly, showing a boy scout knife to other veteran flier Jimmy James on the left. Center, company engineer Herbert Hoover, Jr. son of the late President. They are standing beside a Douglas M-2 biplane, the type of aircraft first used in 1926 by Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of Ford tri-motor plane, 1940s
Date
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Ford tri-motor plane of Western Airlines (originally called Western Air Express Corporation).
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Photograph of Western Airlines planes, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 17, 1926 and 1940s
Date
1926-04-17
1940 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
Top photo: First Western Airlines Express plane to land in Las Vegas, April 17, 1926. Bottom Photo: Western Airlines planes lined up at Las Vegas in 1940s. Western Airlines was originally called Western Air Express Corporation.
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Photograph of Western Airlines plane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
First Western Airlines Express plane landing in Las Vegas on 25th anniversary. Bill Morgan, pony express rider, delivering mail sacks to pilot Jimmy James. Looking on are Mayor Ernie Cragin and Commissioner Leonard Arnett. Western Airlines was originally called Western Air Express Corporation.
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Photograph of New Ruth, 1960-1961
Date
1960 to 1961
Archival Collection
Description
White Pine County's newest town, New Ruth, where most of the houses shown in this picture were moved by Kennecott Copper Corporation, a distance of over two miles to a new location to escape caving action which would have resulted from the Deep Ruth Mine operations. The homes are employee-owned.
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