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Photograph of Alexander Troyanovsky and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Russia, July 12, 1938

Date

1938-07-12

Description

L-R: Alexander Troyanovsky (Soviet Ambassador to the U.S.) and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Moscow, Russia, July 12, 1938. Original item may indicate alternate date: 7/2/38.

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes exiting his Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "World fliers greeted on arrival. Floyd Bennett Airport--- Minutes after he and his companions set their plane down here, completing a dramatic dash around the world, Howard Hughes, wearing the same battered hat, his face covered by a heavy stubble, stepped from the plane, to be greeted by Mayor La Guardia, in the photo are, left to right: Ed Lund, flight mechanic, Howard Hughes, Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Harry P. M. Connor, navigator, and Mayor La Guardia. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' arrival, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of men assembling a truck loaded with old telephone booths for Howard Hughes arrival in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Telephone company "goes to town" for Hughes' arrival, New York City -- Something had to be done to take care of the thousands of potential telephone users who crowded Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, for the arrival of Howard Hughes and his daring crew on their dash Around the World, so the New York Telephone Company, well aware of the fact that the few phones at the field couldn't possibly accommodate, the officials, police, and spectators, "went to town" with a truck loaded with old telephone booths. A line was quickly strung and the phones in the booths on the truck were plugged in. The business was rushing and the phone company was well rewarded for its enterprise. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

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Film transparency of a locomotive train in Las Vegas, circa 1938

Date

1938

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of a Virginia & Truckee locomotive promoting C.B. DeMille's motion picture, "Union Pacific."

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Photograph of Cave Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938.

Date

1938

Description

Exterior of Cave Valley School, Lincoln County, Nevada.

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Photograph of Delamar School, Delamar, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938.

Date

1938

Description

An autombile is parked outside of Delamar School, Lincoln County, Nevada. Empty metal frames for childrens' swings stand outside the school.

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Photograph of a building in Geyser Ranch, Lincoln County, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An unidentified small wooden building, possibly a schoolhouse or residence, Geyser Ranch, Lincoln County, Nevada.

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Film negative showing boat on Lake Mead, January 1938

Date

1938-01

Archival Collection

Description

A shot of a boat on Lake Mead; Jack Buecrud, aqua plane rider, possibly on board.

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