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Photograph of Coast Guard boat, Lake Mead, January, 1938

Date

1938-01

Description

Forty five foot motor launch transferred from Coast Guard Service, Hawaii to B.O.R.A. sits atop the waters of Lake Mead.

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New Year's Eve Party: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

Unidentified individuals laugh and celebrate during a New Year's Eve party at an unknown location.

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Howard Hughes sitting in the Northrop Gamma Racer in New York after setting new Miami-New York speed record, 1936 April 21

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Crowd Greets Hughes On Arrival In Capital, Washington D.C. -- Howard Hughes and his companions came to Washington July 21, to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for the State Department's co-operation on their record world flight, and incidentally to be feted at a luncheon of the Press Club. The photo shows Hughes, in park suit and black hat, as he was led through a huge crowd on his arrival at the Washington Airport. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38 (NY FOR)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes visiting the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (foreground) and S. P. Brown (bending over) examining the new Hughes rock bit head at the Hughes Tool Company plant.

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Thanksgiving 1908, menu, New Hotel Kimball

Date

1908-11-26

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Red cord and tassel Restaurant: New Hotel Kimball Location: Davenport, Iowa, United States

Text

New Year's Eve Celebrations, 1956-1970

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The New Year's Eve Celebrations from 1956 to 1970 is not a complete range. Included are photographs, correspondence, menus, and seating arrangements.

Archival Collection

Sands Hotel Public Relations Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00417
Collection Name: Sands Hotel Public Relations Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes guest at National Press Club. Washington, D. C. -- After personally thanking Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his assistance in clearing the way for their round-the-world flight, Howard Hugehs and his four daring companions were guests at a luncheon of the National Press Club here, July 21st. Here Hughes is shown as he was congratulated at the club by Major General Oscar Westover, Chief of the Army Air Corps. Left to right: Howard Hughes, Constantine A. Dumansky, Counselor of the Soviet Embassy: General Westover, Jesse Jones, Chairman of the R. F. C. and Count De Saint-Quentin, the French Embassador."

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