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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937

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Date

1937-01-19

Description

Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.

Digital ID

whh000523

Physical Identifier

0373_0248
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whh000523. 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/d16688r8v

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Digital Provenance

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

Date Digitized

2013-08-21

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8.39 x 10.22 inches
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Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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