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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a Douglas DC-3, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes and an unidentified man stand next to a Douglas DC-3 aircraft.

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Plat of H.F.M & M addition to city of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, comprising the west 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 Sec. 27, Twp. 20 S., R. 61 E., M.D.B & M, March 8, 1924

Date

1924-03-08

Description

Blue-line print ; 74 x 36 cm on sheet 79 x 61 cm. Survey was competed on March 8, 1924. Signed by the owners of the piece of property for the addition Roy W. Martin, Forest R. Mildren, William E. Ferron, and A. W. Ham, signed by the surveyor J.T. McWilliams, and notarized on March 31, 1924. Approved by the Board of City Commissioners and signed by the major W. C. German and by Florence S. Doherty, city clerk, on April 1, 1924. Recorded in Book 1 of plats, page 47. Includes township and range grid.

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Photograph of Howard Cannon, Las Vegas, 1981

Date

1981

Description

A picture of United States Senator from Nevada, Howard Cannon.

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Photograph of a view from Corn Creek Ranch windmill, Nevada, circa 1938

Date

1937 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

This picture was taken in 1938 from the top of the old windmill tower to the west of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada.

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Howard Cannon pictured with a group: photographic print

Date

1979-11

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Las Vegas News Bureau Convention Center Las Vegas, NV. 89109"

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Howard Cannon pictured with a group: photographic print

Date

1979-11

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Las Vegas News Bureau Convention Center Las Vegas, NV. 89109"

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Photograph of the landing of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "A scene at Floyd Bennett Field as Howard Hughes and his crew landed after completing A Round the World flight..... 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

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Photograph of the ruins of Fort Callville, circa 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

Walls of Fort Callville surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of a house, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

This home was built in the 1920s for Billy Wilson. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "House built by Luther Wilson and W.W. (Billy) Wilson (?) they never had to buy any materials-got them all from Rhyolite."

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Photograph of a schoolhouse, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

Pictured here are five children in front of the schoolhouse. From left to right: Juanita Strozzi, John Strozzi, Judd, Jack McCrea, and Judd's sister. The location of this schoolhouse is behind the Exchange Club. These were the same materials used to build Frank 'Hard Rock Harry' Oleniczak's house in Beatty.

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