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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of Boulder City.
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Postcard of pioneer stages on C Street, Virginia City, Nevada, 1866
Date
1866
Archival Collection
Description
A view of pioneer stages leaving Wells Fargo & Co. on C Street in Virginia City, Nevada. Street Address: C Street
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Postcard of Boulder City, circa 1930s-1940s
Date
1930 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An artist's color rendering of the Boulder City view towards downtown. Printed text on front of postcard: "Boulder City, Nevada, a model city built to house the workmen engaged on the Boulder Dam project."
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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino (Atlantic City), proposed alterations and rough sketch of the convention hall, July 23, 1982
Date
1982-07-23
Archival Collection
Description
Conceptual sketches of Harrah's Atlantic City. Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino later changed its name to Harrah's Resort Atlantic City. Drawn on tissue paper with pencil.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Photograph of a building in Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s
Date
1900 to 1910
Archival Collection
Description
The Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada.
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