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Transcribed from attached press release: HUGHES TOOL COMPANY Cornerstone of the industrial empire of Howard Hughes is the Hughes Tool Company of Houston, Texas, which last year produced more than half a million rock bits for drilling the kind of deep wells now producing 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. In the company's mechanical testing section (above) engineers test the products under conditions simulating actual drilling. Howard Hughes' father's invention of the rock bit is believed to be one of the most important industrial developments of the century; without such a tool we might still be living in a horse and buggy era."

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the world's petroleum. The rock bit was invented by Howard Hughes' father and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his industrial empire. The machinist above is performing an operation on the cones which make up the rotating end of the Hughes rock bit." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "The Kearney and Trecker 4 spindle machine at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas. Ca. 1950s."

Howard Hughes and an unidentified man stand in front of a Douglas DC-3.

The Bluebells dance troupe poses on the steps of a Pan Am jet plane as they arrive in Las Vegas to open the new Lido de Paris show at the Stardust Hotel. Other members of the Bluebells pose with Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell") and Lido owner/producer Pierre-Louis Guérin on the tarmac below the plane. All are dressed in street clothes and some are holding small carry-on bags.
Show Name: Lido de Paris (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Harold Minsky, while on the telephone, reaches for a publicity photo among several photos and newspapers laid out on top of a bed in a hotel room. A stack of suitcases is seen in one corner of the room.

Pete Menefee design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "2 nudes from e or f."
Costume Details: Female topless dancer in black and white striped top hat trimmed with yellow and orange feathers, jeweled bikini bottom, open jeweled vest, and long feathered cuffs.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Minstrel opening: Minstrel
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

Bob Mackie design. Transcribed from original drawing index: "principal girl singer (blue long #4)."
Costume Details: Showgirl wearing a long blue evening gown with matching hair ornaments.
Show Name: Jubilee!
Performance Name: Bandwagon Finale: Stairway
Site Name: MGM Grand Hotel and Casino