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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Gen. view parade: As globe fliers braved Broadway blizzard, New York. Although they didn't encounter a single snowflake on their roaring dash across Siberia, Howard Hughes and his four-man crew met a regular blizzard (of Broadway ticker tape) today as New York paid them homage as only New York know how. This is a view of the scene as the triumphal procession proceeded from the Battery to City Call. In the car are (left to right) Grover Whalen, President of the New York World's Fair, Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, his press representative. (w) 7-15-38.30."

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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat fuselage in transport, California, June 15, 1945

Date

1945-06-15

Description

The fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat is seen in transport on a moving truck rig on a narrow road in the country, on its way to Long Beach Harbor. Small groups of people gather to watch.

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Audio recording clip of interview with Mary Louise Williams by Claytee D. White, June 19, 1998

Date

1998-06-19

Description

Part of an interview with Mary Louise Williams conducted by Claytee D. White on June 19, 1998. Williams recalls working as a showgirl at the Moulin Rouge and traces her subsequent careers as a social worker and school teacher.

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Various political figures and community members stand by the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign with rainbow-colored lights in celebration of Las Vegas Gay Pride Week: digital image

Date

2013-08-30

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: In recognition of Gay Pride Week the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority changed the bulbs outlining the Welcome to Las Vegas sign from yellow to rainbow-colored. For a detailed description of this event, see Dennis McBride journal entry for September 8, 2013. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: dedication crowd under rain shelter; the Asian man in the blue shirt is Ernie Yuen of the Southern Nevada Association of Pride Board of Directors

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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Jesse Jackson, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1992 April 21 (folder 1 of 13)

Date

1992-04-21

Description

Frontier Strike participants march near the Hilton Hotel and Casino and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Strikers are holding banners, signs, and multiple flags, including the American flag. Banners reading "Conquering the Frontier, Culinary Local 226, Bartenders Local 165" and "Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC" are prominently displayed. On site are former secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, Jim Arnold, and American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike. Site name: The Strip (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Drag show at the Kit Kat Club, located at 2501 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital image

Date

1943 to 1944

Description

From the Dennis McBride Photograph Collection (PH-00263) -- LGBTQ+ events and organizations in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Digital images file. Notes from the donor, Dennis McBride: The address given for the Kit Kat Club is approximate as it stood on the outskirts of Las Vegas at what then was known as "Five Points": the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard, East Fremont Street, and the Boulder Highway [at this location today noted as the extension of East Fremont Street]. ... This photograph belongs to the Clark County Museum. ... For more on the Kit Kat Club, see Out of the Neon Closet: Queer Community in the Silver State, by Dennis McBride [North Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], p. 56. Individuals identified by the donor, Dennis McBride: crowd

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Photograph of Jerry Lewis and Jayne Mansfield during the Sands Hotel's fourth anniversary celebration, Las Vegas, 1956

Date

1956

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Jerry Lewis standing on a float as Jayne Mansfield falls into the pool at the Sands Hotel during the hotel's fourth anniversary celebrations.

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Slide of Ray Wilbur driving a railroad spike and signaling the beginning on construction on the Hoover Dam, Nevada, September 19, 1930

Date

1930-09-19

Description

A black and white image of Secretary of the Interior, Ray Lyman Wilbur driving the last spike into the railroad from Las Vegas to the site of the Hoover Dam, signaling the beginning of construction. Also in the photograph are the following: Congressman William Eaton, of Colorado; Senator Key Pittman, Nevada; and Senator Samuel Shortridge. The celebration took place either at Boulder Junction (south of Las Vegas) or in Boulder City.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Mayor Laguardia on the steps of City Hall receiving Howard Hughes and his Globe Girdlers. They are (L-to-R) Ed Lund, Richard Stoddart, Thomas Thurlow, Laguardia, Howard Hughes, and Harry Connor. 7-15-1938."

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