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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of a car carrying Howard Hughes and others at a parade dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.
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Photograph of a schoolhouse in Eagle Valley, Nevada, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Several people stand outside of a small wooden schoolhouse in Eagle Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada. The area is now part of Spring Valley State Park.
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on back of photograph: "General view of welcoming ceremony. 7/14/1938"
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Photograph of salvage crew on a raft in St. Thomas, June 1938
Date
1938-06
Archival Collection
Description
Salvage crew on a raft near the ruins of a building in the town of St. Thomas as Lake Mead submerges it.
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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
An interior view of the study on Corn Creek Ranch.
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Photograph of the Rockwell Family at Black Canyon, before 1938
Date
open start to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
Rockwell Family and two cars at Black Canyon.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from back of photo: "Black Canyon; Abe (Uncle from the East), Leon & Bessie & Earl"
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Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s
Date
1938 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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