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Aerial photograph of Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1933
Date
1932 to 1934
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of Boulder City at its "beginning" (Credit: W.A. Davis. He says "Taken from top of ridge near Railroad Pass. City is completed: water tower, school, railroad, Reclamation Building.")
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Letter from Alfred Merritt Smith (Carson City) to Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas), July 9, 1941
Date
1941-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
Smith explaining to Bracken exactly how the state measures water, and that a miner's inch is a very imprecise measurement.
Text
Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting inside the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes' Paris hop delayed by motor trouble. New York City-- Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, in the cabin of his huge Lockheed plane as he waited impatiently for a crew of mechanics to repair one of the motors so that he could take off for Paris. He was forced to give up his plans to leave on July 9th when mechanics found that it would be impossible to change the 18 cylinders of his motors in time. Crews worked all night at the job. Rough spots were found in the cylinders during fuel consumption tests. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38 Burs SF."
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Photograph of a document for the Boulder City 31ers, Image 2, Boulder City (Nev.), April 11, 1987
Date
1987-04-11
Description
The image of the back of the letter from the Boulder City 31ers Club to the members regarding the 31st annual reunion on April 11, 1987.
Text
Kansas City Rotary Club miscellaneous information, Kansas City, Kansas, 1962
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Charles J. Hirsch Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00291
Collection Name: Charles J. Hirsch Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Charles J. Hirsch Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Postcard of C Street in Virginia City, Nevada, 1859 to late 1800s
Date
1859 to 1899
Archival Collection
Description
A view of C Street in Virginia City, Nevada. Street Address: C Street
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