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Film transparency of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1933-1940s
Date
1933 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of trees and buildings in Boulder City, Nevada; Boulder Dam Hotel, located at 1305 Arizona Street, can be seen in the background across the road from a building sign advertising "free Boulder Dam motion pictures."
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Photograph of Boulder City High School classroom, 1945
Date
1945
Archival Collection
Description
A crowded classroom at Boulder City High School in Boulder City, Nevada.
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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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Architectural drawing of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino (Atlantic City), alterations and sketches of the site plan study, October 15, 1981
Date
1981-10-15
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for proposed changes to Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. Transferred onto parchment using the ozalid process.
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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