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Carson Nugget marquee sign, Carson City, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the marquee for the Carson Nugget during the day with unlit neon.
507 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
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Photograph of high school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1951
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Howard Hughes and crew at a luncheon: Harry P. Connor, navigator of the Hughes plane; Grover Whalen; Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York City; Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; and Edward Lund, flight engineer; also William Randolph Hearst Jr. of the Hearst publishing company, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
Archival Component
Slide of the Penguin Restaurant, Carson City, Nevada, 1986
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada
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Abstract
The Bureau of Reclamation Photographs of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City, Nevada depict the construction of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam and the development of Boulder City, Nevada from 1869 to 1974, with a bulk of the materials dating from 1929 to 1940. The photographs primarily depict the construction operations in Black Canyon, including digging tunnels, pouring concrete, building the power plant, and inspections by Bureau of Reclamation engineers. The photographs also depict Boulder City, including schools, workers, and dormitories. The collection also includes photographs of St. Thomas, Nevada, Lake Mead, Nelson’s Landing, Nevada, and an archaeological excavation near Lake Mohave, Nevada.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes waving to crowds in a parade, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat section being moved to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
The Union wall mounted signs, Carson City, Nevada
Date
Archival Collection
Description
View of the wall mounted signs for The Union during the day.
302 N Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701
The Union
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