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Photograph of Western Airlines plane, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1951

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Date
1951
Description
First Western Airlines Express plane landing in Las Vegas on 25th anniversary. Bill Morgan, pony express rider, delivering mail sacks to pilot Jimmy James. Looking on are Mayor Ernie Cragin and Commissioner Leonard Arnett. Western Airlines was originally called Western Air Express Corporation.
Digital ID
pho020116
Physical Identifier
0045_0038
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    pho020116. Florence Lee Jones Cahlan Photographs. PH-00045. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1db7vv26.

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    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Extent
    5974 x 4946 pixels
    9.96 x 8.24 inches
    88,642,452 bytes
    Language

    English

    Publisher
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
    Format
    image/tiff