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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference, New York, April, 1947

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Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes speaks into two microphones as he gives a news conference beside the Douglas DC-3, after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal crash of the first XF-11. A number of officials and onlookers stand nearby.

Digital ID

whh000024

Physical Identifier

0321_0069
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Citation

whh000024. 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/d1cc0v11b

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Digital Provenance

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

Date Digitized

2005-01-04

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Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff