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Aerial photograph of Hughes Flying Boat ready for tests, Terminal Island, California, October 13, 1946

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Date

1946-10-13

Description

Press Release attached to photo: "HUGHES HERCULES READY FOR TESTS. LONG BEACH, CAL. An aerial view shows Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane Hercules ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. The initial flight of the plane, which cost $20,000,000 and will seat 700 persons, will not be attempted until early in 1947. ACME 10/13/46." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.

Digital ID

whh000383

Physical Identifier

0321_0408
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Citation

whh000383. 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/d1wh2dn0b

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Digital Provenance

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

Date Digitized

2012-09-13

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5849 x 4619 pixels
9.75 x 7.70 inches
81,051,648 bytes

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff