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Photograph of rock temple, Lake Mead, May 11, 1938
Date
1938-05-11
Archival Collection
Description
Colorado River, Lake Mead. The Temple near Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Coast Guard boat, Lake Mead, January, 1938
Date
1938-01
Archival Collection
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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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
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 people in Boulder City Hotel, Boulder City (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
People lounging in the redone Boulder City Hotel, Boulder City, 1970s.
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. M. Jeffers (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938
Date
1938-06-18
Archival Collection
Description
Bracken briefing Jeffers on the production problems with Well No. 2, a possible rate increase due to evaporative water coolers, and the water shortage in Las Vegas
Text
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to Mr. Will Wittwer (Las Vegas Ranch), May 5, 1938
Date
1938-05-05
Archival Collection
Description
Responding to complaints that water from a spring located on the Las Vegas ranch property had been contaminated, directions were given to repair and protect the spring.
Text
Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to W. H. Hulsizer (Omaha), March 24, 1938
Date
1938-03-24
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from Bracken includes a chart showing water used in 1933-36 by the water company and the railroad.
Text
Photograph of people in the Boulder City Hotel, Boulder City (Nev.), 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Group of people drinking in the remodeled Boulder City Hotel, Boulder City, 1970s.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
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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