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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, overhead view of Howard Hughes and his crew after completing his Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "On hand to welcome Hughes and his gallant crew New York City-- Looking down on a segment of the huge crowd that gathered at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, to greet the arrival of Howard Hughes and his picked crew of four at the end of their record-smashing flight around the world. The tops of the cars jamming the parking spaces were used as coigns of vantage. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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#60007: Tokyo Group at Frank and Estella Beam Hall, 1993 July 13

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Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)

Archival Component

#59615: Reid, Harry at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 1992 July 10

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)

Archival Component

#61245: Fight Workshop at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, 1996 July 25

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (1990s)

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes' arrival, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of men assembling a truck loaded with old telephone booths for Howard Hughes arrival in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Telephone company "goes to town" for Hughes' arrival, New York City -- Something had to be done to take care of the thousands of potential telephone users who crowded Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, for the arrival of Howard Hughes and his daring crew on their dash Around the World, so the New York Telephone Company, well aware of the fact that the few phones at the field couldn't possibly accommodate, the officials, police, and spectators, "went to town" with a truck loaded with old telephone booths. A line was quickly strung and the phones in the booths on the truck were plugged in. The business was rushing and the phone company was well rewarded for its enterprise. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

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Choate, Hall, and Stewart, Memorandum: "Development Exactions: Attack and Defense", 1987 July

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Archival Collection

Bruce Turner Collection on Transportation and Water in Southern Nevada

Archival Component

#67125: Benches, Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, Bees, 2009 July 15

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)

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#67126: Greenspun Hall, Parking Meters, Student Union, 2009 July 16

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight Around the World in New York City.

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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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