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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes standing with a group of unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Huges (second from left) standing with unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (black suit) standing with other unidentified men possibly in Texas.

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (second from right) and employees, visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston Texas in 1938.

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Photograph of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14, New York, July 9, 1938

Date

1938-07-09

Description

The black and white view of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York, New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight. New York City-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport here, to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff "at the earliest possible moment," July 9. Photo shows: Lieut, Thomas A. Thurlow, navigator, calibrating compass on plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."

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Las Vegas City Commission Records

Identifier

MS-00237

Abstract

The Las Vegas City Commission Records (1911-1960) is comprised of bound and unbound materials from the original Las Vegas City Commission. Twelve of the bound volumes are minutes that served as the official record of the proceedings of all Las Vegas City Commission meetings from 1911-1960. There are also three volumes of City of Las Vegas ordinances dating from 1911 to 1958, one volume of legal documents from 1944-1945 and two large volumes containing an alphabetical subject index to the topics covered in the minutes. Unbound materials cover the period 1921 to 1946 and include minutes, resolutions, ordinances, correspondence, financial records, proclamations and other documents related to city business. They provide a valuable historical record of a wide variety of business and community activities in Las Vegas in the first fifty years of its incorporation.

Archival Collection

Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), master plan, partial fifth floor/roof deck (north), April 15, 1985

Date

1985-04-15

Description

Partial fifth floor master plan and north deck plan for the construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Includes key plan.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), master plan, partial fifth floor/roof deck, south, April 15, 1985

Date

1985-04-15

Description

Partial fifth floor master plan and south deck plan for the construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Includes key plan.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

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Photograph of Parker Dam Theater, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an exterior view of the Parker Dam Theater (per the white sign on the side of the building). Presumed to be located near the state line between California and Arizona, the theater displays a poster for the 1936 musical comedy "Pigskin Parade."

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