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Governor Russell cutting the ribbon at Scotty's Castle Road. Inscription with photo reads: "A rope held on one side by a dummy burrow [sic] and on the other side by a dummy prospector. Very western and unique. The road from Highway 95 to Scotty's Castle. Pahrump road was 'bumped' off top priority for the Castle Road, 'because Pahrump didn't warrant a road,' one of the Nye County Commissioners said." (see photo 0117 0059 & 0060 for full view of figures mentioned by Dorothy Dorothy. They were made by Clyde Barcus, Goldfield.) See Images 0131 0272-0278 for more about Scotty's Castle Road opening.

A group of people sitting and standing around a long table with place settings. Handwritten on back of photograph: Standing by wall: R.E. Rockwell; (?); Bonnie Botts; Harry Jameson; (?); H. Case; Mrs. Arnold Scott; Shorty DeBrink; (?); Bill Hall; (?). Seated left side of table: Mun Levitt; Lolla Adams; Bill Johnson; Mrs. Mun Leavitt; Lauren Shaw; Mrs. Wm. Hall; Irene DeBrink; (?); Scotty Brewner; (?); Walt Bond. Right side of table: Mrs. Dick Leavitt; Mother Rockwell; Archie Mellott; Mrs. Walt Bond; Lt. Rockwell; Jim Downs; Dick Levitt. Small table: Bessie Rockwell; Lynn Botts; Mrs. H. Case. A "Welcome" banner is on the wall in the background.

Transcribed from attached press release: "Howard Hughes, on the flight deck of his flying boat, world's largest airplane, discusses with his flight engineer and radio operator, plans for tomorrow's taxi testing of the 400,000 pound craft. The flight deck occupies the upper level in the nose of the 219-foot hull, Nov 1, 1947."

From left to right, Governor Frank Merrian, Howard Hughes, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw riding in a car in a parade on 5th Street in Los Angeles in 1938.

Standing from left to right are John D. Home (Department of Communications of the American Legion), Howard Hughes (Managing Director of Production of RKO), and Edward Underwood (Department of Communications of Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43), in the late 1950s.

Captain Jack Le Claire (left), TWA pilot, explains the Howard Hughes-designed airline radar "automatic terrain clearance indicator" to James M. Landis, right, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, June 1947.

Howard Hughes inspecting the equipment on the flight deck inside of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, which he designed and built. The man pictured behind Hughes is possibly Earl Martyn, Hughes' flight engineer. The Flying Boat was near completion and was located on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.