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Photograph of Howard Hughes next to an airplane and surrounded by crowds at Houston Airport, Texas, July, 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (in hat) surrounded by crowd at Houston Airport, Houston, Texas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."
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Photograph of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of members of the Aeronautical Association awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes and his Lockheed 12 aircraft at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Official timers of Aeronautical Association compare their precision chronometers as Lockheed-14 roars overhead, marking end of Round-the-World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport." Typed onto a second piece of paper also attached to the image: "Official timers of the Aeronautical Association shown at Floyd Bennett Field comparing their precision chronometers as Howard Hughes' plane roared overhead marking the end of his Flight Around The World. July 1938."
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Film transparency of American Legion Hall, Boulder City, circa 1930s
Date
1930 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of the American Legion Hall.
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Photograph of the exterior of North Las Vegas City Hall, circa late 1960s
Date
1967 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of the North Las Vegas City Hall from a distance.
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Photograph of ruins at the Lost City site, near Overton, Nevada, 1938-1939
Date
1938 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Stone ruins at the Lost City site (or Pueblo Grande de Nevada), near Overton, Nevada.
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Photograph of U.S Navy planes at airport, Boulder City (Nev.), January 22, 1938
Date
1938-01-22
Archival Collection
Description
Seventeen Navy planes landed at the airport in Boulder City, Nevada, "B.D.R.A. Jan. 22, 1938."
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Architectural drawing of concert hall and drama theater, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, sections, 1974
Date
1974
Archival Collection
Description
Cross-sections of the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall and the Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Shows courtyard between the buildings.
Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Address: 4505 S. Maryland Parkway
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes reception at Floyd Bennett Field 7/14/38 (Press Association"
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
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: ""The End of Hughes' Record-Smashing World Flight, New York City: Howard hughes' giant Lockheed taxiing down the runway at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14, at the end of the record-smashing flight around the world. The plane came to a rest at the field with Hughes and his picked crew of four just 3 days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes after it had taken off from the field on its flight around the world. Credit line (ACME). 7/14/38. IA For.""
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