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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Company's hard formation rock bit type R-1, circa 1950s

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Date
1950 to 1959
Description
The Hughes Tool Company's hard formation rock bit type R-1 was the engineering marvel on which the Hughes fortune was founded. The bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father.
Digital ID
whh000250
Physical Identifier
0321_0280
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    whh000250. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1tb0z245

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    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Date Digitized
    2012-08-09
    Extent
    5075 x 6223 pixels
    8.46 x 10.37 inches
    90,350,000 bytes
    Language

    English

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