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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947

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Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Takes Off - Pedro, Calif. : With all eight motors roaring, Howard Hughes' giant plywood flying boat skims across the surface of Los Angeles harbor at 95 miles per hour on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, Hughes lifted the plane into the air for an unscheduled half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

Digital ID

whh001672

Physical Identifier

0373_1383
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Citation

whh001672. Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection, 1930-1950. PH-00373. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10k26k0k

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2013-12-19

Extent

4728 x 6163 pixels
7.88 x 10.27 inches
87,416,872 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

image/tiff