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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"

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Kyle and Lee Canyons, Spring Mountain, Belknap Photographic Services, Boulder City, Nevada, 1952 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00017
Collection Name: Chester R. Longwell Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 24

Archival Component

Dick Graves' The Nugget Round House Dining Room (Carson City, NV): menu, 1955 July 18

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Menus
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Collection Number: MS-01093
Collection Name: Bob Stoldal Collection of Nevada Menus
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 06

Archival Component

Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply

Identifier

MS-00055

Abstract

The Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners Records Regarding Water Supply (1927-1940) include correspondence, resolutions, petitions, application for a permit, and newspaper clippings. The records concern water shortages in the City of Las Vegas, Nevada due in part to wasteful water usage and many of the documents refer to City Ordinance No. 247. Several items are signed by Walter R. Bracken, Vice President and Agent of the Company, and A. M. Folger, Assistant Agent.

Archival Collection

T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: The City Of Oklahoma City Fire Dept., City Seal; Back: Oklahoma City Fire Rescue; Handwritten Text: To All The Fallen Heroes - Nick & Keeton 607, approximately 2001-2012

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 183

Archival Component

Photograph of City Library, Las Vegas, circa 1945

Date

1944 to 1946

Description

Handwritten description on back of image: "City library on courthouse square J.P. office outside, 1943, Las Vegas City Library, 1943."

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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1951

Date

1951

Description

Boulder City High School.

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