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Photograph of a group of people posing outdoors, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Group of students and teachers from a Sunday school pose outdoors around 1914. Original legend with the numbers has been lost. The remaining text reads: Small children in front: #5-Fay Kessler; #7-(?) Kessler; Daisy French behind #7. Sitting on end: Gertrude Martin and Martha Kramer. Standing: #3-Mrs. Chas. Ball holding George; #6-Wanda Ball; #11-Mrs. Noblitt; #12-Bob Griffith; #4-(?) Noblitt; #17-Mrs. Palmer; #18-Hazel Gray; #19-Lola May Ball; Rev. Palmer in back of her; #20-Nellie McWilliams; #21-Mrs. Bray
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."
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