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Photograph of Boulder City Company Store, Boulder City (Nev.), April 6, 1932

Date

1932-04-06

Description

Boulder City Company Store at night. This completely equipped store provided for the needs of the Boulder Dam (now called Hoover Dam) construction workmen.

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Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), 1930

Date

1930

Description

A black and white aerial view of the Hoover Dam Project area before the construction started. Written on the photo is: "Boulder City, Hoover Dam Project near Las Vegas, Nevada. Oakes #175."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the new XF-11 reconnaissance plane which he designed and built in conjuntion with Air Material Command engineers. He is preparing for its first flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, it can attain a speed of over 400 miles per hour."

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