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Photograph of the Flying Boat wing and pontoon during test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

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Date

1947-11-02

Description

A portion of the Flying Boat is visible in this photograph that was taken during the first test flight. Harbor Island is visible in the distance. Photograph likely taken from inside the plane. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach.

Digital ID

whh000388

Physical Identifier

0321_0413
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    Citation

    whh000388. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d17s7j045

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    Digital Provenance

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

    Date Digitized

    2012-09-14

    Extent

    6582 x 5097 pixels
    10.97 x 8.5 inches
    100,646,912 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff