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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

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Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Poised For Trial Run, San Pedro, Calif.: Two engineers are dwarfed by the four right wing engines of Howard Hughes' mammoth plywood flying boat as the 200-tom craft is readied for taxi tests in Los Angeles harbor on November 1st. While completing taxi runs on the following day, Hughes casually lifted the big plane into the air for an unscheduled half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

Digital ID

whh001621

Physical Identifier

0373_1328-A
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    whh001621. 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/d1kk94k6k

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

    Date Digitized

    2013-12-19

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    4728 x 6163 pixels
    7.88 x 10.27 inches
    87,416,872 bytes

    Language

    English

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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    image/tiff