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Photograph of people at Le Bourget, France, 1938
Date
1938
Description
The black and white view of crowds at the Le Bourget airfield, presumed to be waiting for Howard Hughes to land his Lockheed 14 plane.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car and waving at the crowd, attending a parade held for himself in Chicago.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, October 1960
Date
1960-08
Description
The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing in front of a crowd of people in what is probably the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing, October 1960
Date
1960-08
Description
The Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes performing in front of a crowd of people in what is probably the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Film transparency of Franklin D. Roosevelt giving a speech at Hoover Dam, September 30, 1935
Date
1935-09-30
Description
An image of President Franklin D. Roosevelt giving a speech to a crowd at the Boulder Dam dedication ceremony (officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947).
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Description
A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Flight's End - Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y. -- Propellers still whirling, the plane which carried Howard Hughes and four companions on their dramatic Round-The-World flight, taxis to a stop, on a runway there, flanked by an escort of motorcycle policemen. Part of the crowd of 30,000 which was on hand to greet the fliers, may be seen. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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Photograph of a circus parade, Las Vegas, circa early 1900s
Date
1906 to 1916
Description
The Colossal Circus parade moves past crowds and the Mesquite Grocery on the southeast corner of 1st and Fremont. This photograph was identified by Shirley Ferron Swanson on October 25, 1983.
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Photograph of people atop a tower awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Description
The black and white view of a crowd of people, possibly including reporters and members of the press, standing atop a tower as they wait for the arrival of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. This final landing for Hughes marked the end of his Round The World flight.
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Photograph of residents and workers celebrating the start of the construction of the Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), September 17, 1930
Date
1930-09-17
Description
A crowd of people coming together to celebrate the upcoming construction of the Hoover Dam. A label at the bottom of the photo: "Sept. 17, 1930 site near Boulder City where residents and workers celebrated the start of Hoover Dam."
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Photograph of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' parade float, Tonopah (Nev.), 1906
Date
1906
Description
Crowds watch a float in a parade on Main Street in Tonopah, Nevada
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