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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds watching Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.
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Photograph of Exacavation, Lost City, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of excavation of Lost City.
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Photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
The photograph was taken somewhere in or around Virginia City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1950-1951
Date
1950 to 1951
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial of Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of a Boulder City construction camp, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of the Big Six construction camp in Boulder City.
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Aerial photograph of Boulder City, circa 1949
Date
1949 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view looking north of Boulder City.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View N-ward"
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of 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. Hughes's 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 July 9 "at the earliest possible moment." Photo shows: General view of crowd watching plane being serviced outside hangar. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."
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Workers unloading transport trucks in front of Anderson Mess Hall and dormitories, Cherry Street, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1932-1936
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00364
Collection Name: Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Boulder City 31ers Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Photograph of Boulder City, Nevada, September 20, 1933
Date
1933-09-20
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view from a park in Boulder City, Nevada. Residential homes and automobiles can be seen clustered together to form the city.
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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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