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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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Photograph of costumed children for the 4th of July, circa 1930s-1950s

Date

1930 to 1959

Archival Collection

Description

An image of children dressed up in costumes, possibly for the 4th of July at City Hall in Boulder City, Nevada. A young boy dressed as a miniature Uncle Sam stands within the center of the crowd of children, as girls donning festive dresses stand at the front.

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Fourth of July celebration and parade in Tonopah, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1930

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series VII. Other areas in Nye County -- Subseries VII.C. Fallini Family (Twin Springs, Nevada)

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938

Date

1938-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken requesting that a contract be prepared for work on increasing the flow of Well No. 2.

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Photograph of swimmers in a salt water hole near the junction of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers, before 1938

Date

open start to 1938

Description

Five unidentified men swimming in pool near the salt mines near the confluence of the Virgin and Colorado Rivers.

Transcribed Notes: Handwritten inscription and signature on back: "Salt water hole, 1-mile west of Jct. Virgin and Col. Rivers." Signed Merle Frehner

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Photograph of Tamarisk trees sticking out of the water in St. Thomas, Nevada, circa June, 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

The tops of tamerisk trees show above the water line of Lake Mead at St. Thomas, Nevada.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "What was once the main throughfare and entrance to the prosperous little Mormon town of St. Thomas now shows only the tops of the tamarix (sic) trees which lined its irrigation ditches. (phto by E. Edwards)"

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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938

Date

1938-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken briefing Jeffers on the production problems with Well No. 2, a possible rate increase due to evaporative water coolers, and the water shortage in Las Vegas

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