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Photograph of Donald Campbell's boat Bluebird, Lake Mead (Nev.), November 1955
Date
1955-11
Description
An up-close view of Donald Malcolm Campbell's boat Bluebird on Boulder Beach at Lake Mead. Here is where the Englishman would successfully complete his run at breaking the 200-MPH-on-water barrier. A crowd of people can be seen standing in the background.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Description
Photograph of a newspaper clipping featuring Howard Hughes and his crew. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Crowd waits for glimpse of Howard Hughes as he leaves the home of Al. Lodwick and enters automobile. 7/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
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: "Plane being towed after record breaking light. 7/14/38. (Daily News)"
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Correspondence, Levi Syphus to Sadie George
Date
1925-08
Description
This folder is from the "Correspondence" file of the Sadie and Hampton George Papers (MS-00434)
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Remembering 1 October Oral History Project
On October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on a crowd of over 22,000 people in attendance at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada, resulting in the deaths of 58 people and injuries to over 700 people. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, fired down upon the crowd for over ten minutes from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Las Vegas Boulevard and then fatally shot himself as law enforcement officers closed in on him.
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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1957
Date
1957-05
Description
A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.
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Film transparency of a woman riding a horse in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, May, 1958
Date
1958-05
Description
A woman riding a horse decked out in parade finery in the Helldorado Parade on Fremont Street. She is in front of The Mint, located at 100 Fremont Street. The Mint opened in 1957, and a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe. The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.
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