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Photograph of Rockwell family members on the Chemung River, New York, 1902

Date

1902

Description

Members of the Rockwell family with friends or relatives in a boat or in the water on the Chemung River near Elmira, New York. Handwritten on back of photograph: "1902 Chemung River, Elmira, NY. Leon R., (Ducky) Orrie Drake, Mother Rockwell, Aunt Jessie, the White girls and their parents Bessie and ----."

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Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people gathering to greet Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "HH-101 NY-101. Here are thousands who greeted Howard Hughes and his crew after completing Round the World Flight at Bennett Field Airport. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

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Memo from Walter R. Bracken to W. H. Hulsizer about water usage, March 28, 1938

Date

1938-03-28

Archival Collection

Description

Water used by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company in 1932

Text

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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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "World-fame drops on City out of blue, sunny skies: Fame came to the municipal airport and the city of Minneapolis in a flash of silver and a roar at 7:38 am, July 14, 1938 when Howard Hughes swooped to Earth in his Droning Silver Bullet on his record breaking round-the-world flight. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions. 325 City Hall Minneapolis Minn."

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New York Gaming Association: archived website, 2016 to 2022

Level of Description

Other Level

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive
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Collection Number: MS-01020
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gaming Web Archive
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Burton School of Creative Writing (corespondence writing course), 1936-1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hazel Baker Denton Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00387
Collection Name: Hazel Baker Denton Papers
Box/Folder: Box 3

Archival Component

George Francis Robert Bell, age one month, 1938 July

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00346
Collection Name: Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

The Reader's Digest, vol. 33, no. 199, 1938 November

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: Box 31

Archival Component