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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Gen. view parade: As globe fliers braved Broadway blizzard, New York. Although they didn't encounter a single snowflake on their roaring dash across Siberia, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew met a regular blizzard (of Broadway ticker tape) today as New York paid them homage as only New York know how. This is a view of the scene as the triumphal procession proceeded from the Battery to City Call. In the car are (left to right) Grover Whalen, President of the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, his press representative. (w) 7-15-38.30."

Image

Aerial photograph of Saint Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Aerial view of St. Thomas, Nevada, being covered by Lake Mead. Stamped on back of photo: Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder Canyon Project, Boulder City, Nevada

Image

Photograph of Union Pacific Railroad crews removing tracks at the St. Thomas line, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Union Pacific Railroad crews taking up the St. Thomas line in advance of Lake Mead.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Taking up track, advancing waters of Lake Mead in background"

Image

Photograph of the top of the St. Thomas, Nevada school, Lake Mead, circa June, 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

The remains of the St. Thomas school building about to disappear under the waters of Lake Mead.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The last of a once modern high school building (St. Thomas) about to disappear forever."

Image

The Battle for Peace by Jones, F. Elwyn. Victor Gollancz LTD, 1938

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

George Francis Robert Bell, age one month on the baby scales, probably 1938 July

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00346
Collection Name: Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

A woman and three men posed in front of trees and a house in Caliente, Nevada: photographic print, 1938

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00312
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Original staff of the Tango Parlor with Bill Harrah in the back, Harrah's Reno: photographic print, 1938

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00331
Collection Name: Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Gar Wood boat on Lake Mead: photographic print, approximately 1938 to 1945

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00013
Collection Name: James Cashman Sr. Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05

Archival Component

Rotary International meeting, including Cyril Wengert, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1938-1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Wengert Family Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00046
Collection Name: Wengert Family Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04

Archival Component