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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

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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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1938

Date

1938-07-04

Description

Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14 in Los Angeles, California. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes off on first leaf of flight to Paris. Los Angeles, Cal. -- Howard Hughes, Millionaire oil man and speed flyer, at the controls of his huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as it took off from here for its leisurely flight to New York, from where Hughes and his crew will fly to Paris and perhaps around the world. 7/4/1938 Credit line (ACME)."

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Photograph of Dorothy and others at Frazier Hall, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1962

Date

1962

Description

Inside Frazier Hall, UNLV's first building, Dorothy Dorothy points at the Frazier Hall Plaque. Dorothy is accompanied by Fritz Bell (left) and Corinne Johnson (right). Inscription with photo reads "Publicity pic for some political event. I am sure it was for the big meeting when the then-governor, Gov. Sawyer, appointed [Maude Frazier to be] Lt. Gov after Rex Bell died." [identified by Dorothy Dorothy 11-1-84]

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Photograph of the exterior of North Las Vegas City Hall, circa late 1960s

Date

1967 to 1969

Description

A picture of the North Las Vegas City Hall from a distance.

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Photograph of spectators around the Lockheed 14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, October 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

Spectators gathered around the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, to watch Howard Hughes take off, October 1938.

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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Description

The exterior of the Maude Frazier Hall at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957

Date

1957

Description

A construction photo of Maude Frazier Hall at Nevada Southern University (NSU).

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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957

Date

1950 to 1960

Description

Maude Frazier Hall under construction at Nevada Southern University (NSU).

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Photograph of Maude Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, circa 1957

Date

1950 to 1960

Description

Maude Frazier Hall under construction at Nevada Southern University (NSU).

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