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Photograph of Boulder City High School athletic stadium construction, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1951
Date
1950 to 1952
Archival Collection
Description
The installation of the original lighting system installed at the Boulder City High School athletic field in Boulder City, Nevada. Bruce Eaton, right center, assists in placement of concrete.
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Photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), December 11, 1931
Date
1931-12-11
Archival Collection
Description
View of roads and buildings in the city during Boulder Dam construction. Mountains can be seen in the background.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' arrival, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of men assembling a truck loaded with old telephone booths for Howard Hughes arrival in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Telephone company "goes to town" for Hughes' arrival, New York City -- Something had to be done to take care of the thousands of potential telephone users who crowded Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, for the arrival of Howard Hughes and his daring crew on their dash Around the World, so the New York Telephone Company, well aware of the fact that the few phones at the field couldn't possibly accommodate, the officials, police, and spectators, "went to town" with a truck loaded with old telephone booths. A line was quickly strung and the phones in the booths on the truck were plugged in. The business was rushing and the phone company was well rewarded for its enterprise. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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Photograph of Native Americans, Lost City,
Date
1900 to 1930
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Native Americans at the Lost City.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Flight's End - Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y. -- Propellers still whirling, the plane which carried Howard Hughes and four companions on their dramatic Round-The-World flight, taxis to a stop, on a runway there, flanked by an escort of motorcycle policemen. Part of the crowd of 30,000 which was on hand to greet the fliers, may be seen. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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