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Photograph of crowd witnessing the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946

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Date

1946-06-16

Description

Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. Notice workers raising the power lines so the fuselage could pass underneath.

Digital ID

whh000321

Physical Identifier

0321_0368
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    whh000321. 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/d1n873622

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

    Date Digitized

    2012-09-06

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    6536 x 4579 pixels
    10.893 x 7.632 inches
    89,785,912 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff