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Miscellaneous photographs of aircraft and events, 1930-1950

Level of Description

Series

Identifier

VIII.

Scope and Contents

Materials depict Howard Hughes during various ventures from 1930 to 1950. The photographs depict Trans World Airlines planes, the crash site of Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, Nevada, aircraft construction, portraits, unidentified aircraft, events, Hughes during the production of the film The Outlaw, and Hughes speaking with members of the press.

Date

1930-1950

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (16 hanging folders)

Arrangement

Materials are partially organized into three subseries:

Subseries VIII.A. Trans World Airlines photographs, approximately 1942-1947;

Subseries VIII.B. Sikorsky S-43 crash photographs, 1937-1943;

Subseries VIII.C. Aircraft construction photographs, 1937-1943.

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