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Howard Cannon presents an award for bravery to Judy Morse from the Aero Club of Washington, D.C.: photographic print
Date
1991-05-03
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Awarded for saving several lives in a crash near the Grand Canyon in November 1979.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Poised For Trial Run, San Pedro, Calif.: Two engineers are dwarfed by the four right wing engines of Howard Hughes' mammoth plywood flying boat as the 200-tom craft is readied for taxi tests in Los Angeles harbor on November 1st. While completing taxi runs on the following day, Hughes casually lifted the big plane into the air for an unscheduled half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, December 8, 1959 to February 17, 1960
Date
1959-12-08 to 1960-02-17
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, December 8, 1959 to February 17, 1960
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959
Date
1957-11-20 to 1959-12-02
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952
Date
1949-11-07 to 1952-05-21
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 7, 1949 to May 21, 1952
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942
Date
1937-02-17 to 1942-08-04
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, February 17, 1937 to August 4, 1942
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Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949
Date
1947-01-07 to 1949-10-26
Archival Collection
Description
Bound volume of Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949
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Cadastral map of Boulder City, Nevada, 1940
Date
1905-04-23
Description
A. M. S. Jan. 1940 in the lower left-hand corner. 1 map ; 61 x 30 cm. Cadastral map. "No. 40-1" in the lower right-hand corner. Shows block and lot numbers, buildings, water supply and sewage system, leased areas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Stratoliner in Glendale, California, August 30, 1939
Date
1939-08-30
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes' streamlined Stratoliner groomed for record dash. Glendale, Calif.-- With customary secrecy, Howard Hughes, millionaire oilman and speed-flier, is reported to be grooming his new $250,000, four-motored, streamlined Stratoliner(above) for another record-breaking transcontinental flight from Glendale, Calif., to New York. Hughes made the headlines some time ago when he broke the transcontinental record in a smaller ship. The new craft is pictured just before a trial flight at Glendale."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 01, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes At Controls Of Sky Giant For Taxi Tests - Long Beach, Cal. : Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder, flyer and movie maker, is shown at the controls of the world's largest flying boat prior to taking the 400,000-pound craft out for taxi tests on Los Angeles Harbor. The plane, which figured in the Senate investigation of Hughes' wartime activities last summer, is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 320 feet. It was launched today, but will not be air tested until next spring. Shortly after this photo was made it was announced that taxi tests had been postponed. 11/1/47."
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