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New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection

Identifier

MS-00459

Abstract

The New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection consists of materials from the "Heroes of 9-11" display that was at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 2001 to 2012. The materials primarily consist of more than 5,000 t-shirts left at the memorial by visitors to Las Vegas, mostly from fire departments and law enforcement agencies from around the United States. Visitors left shirts and other items at the memorial as a sign of respect for the men and women who died during the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. The collection also houses memorabilia and other items left at the memorial, including flags, hats, pins, buttons, flowers, and embroidered emblems and insignias. The materials also contain documentation of the memorial, including promotional and press materials, video recordings from the news media, photographs, and newspaper articles.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes in cockpit, New York, February 15, 1946

Date

1946-02-15

Description

A view of Howard Hughes, left, and other men who helped to pilot a Trans World Airline aircraft in New York.

Image

Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "The arrival of Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers at Minneapolis to refuel before starting their last leg of a trip around the world. 7-14-38"

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowd around Lockheed 14 waiting for Howard Hughes and crew to step out of plane at Minneapolis Airport."

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft being prepared for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowd around Howard Hughes' plane when he landed at Minneapolis to refuel. 7-14-38"

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Photograph of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

The black and white view of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Part of the crowd that greeted Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers as they landed in Paris on the first lef of a round-the-world flight."

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "When Hughes arrives at Le Bourget on world trip. Paris-- French air experts examining Howard Hughes' arrival at Le Bourget. After a few minor repairs, Hughes and his companions hopped off for Moscow, second leg of their circuit of the globe in 3 days and 19 hours."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-07

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."

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Photograph of a crowd watching Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, circa July 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Crowd of people watching Howard Hughes board an airliner that was heading for Washington.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane taking off, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft taking off on a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "The Howard Hughes plane taking off from Minneapolis on their way to New York to complete a round the world flight."

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