Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 1951 - 1960 of 390820

Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of a crowd of people watch Howard Hughes walk through Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "A scene at Floyd Bennett Field as Howard Hughes and his crew landed after completing a round the world hop. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

Image

Photograph of plane's interior communications equipment, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing communications equipment, undated. Written across the image reads: "Rotating loop column with aximuth" "Scale for radio compass bearing" "Radio compass AC Type E-4A with receiver type I99" "Radio compass AC Type E-4 with receiver type 192" "compass indicator" "2 Tuning controls" and "calibration chart - radio compass."

Image

Photograph of airplane equipment and plumbing, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing equipment, undated. Inscription on image reads: "Cabin fuel tank. Selector valves and plumbing."

Image

Photograph of interior valves for oil tanks, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing equipment, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "selector valve for outboard oil tanks" and "wobble pump from cabin oil tank to engine oil tank."

Image

Photograph of interior plane fuel outlets, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing fuel outlet equipment, undated. Inscriptions on image read "fuel outlet" and "dump valve and control."

Image

Photograph of plane's interior fuel tanks, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of plane showing fuel tanks, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "oil 75 gals" "upper right fuel 180 gals" "lower left fuel 180 gals" and "lower right fuel 180 gals." Other inscriptions at the bottom of the image are difficult to read due to darkness of photo.

Image

Photograph of fuel tanks and valves inside plane, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing fuel tanks and valves, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "fuel consumption" and "voltage regulator."

Image

Photograph of outboards, tanks, and pumps inside plane, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing fuel tanks and valves, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "optical flats for sextant observations" "air pressure engine pump oil feed outboard" "control valve" and "emergency hand pump."

Image

Photograph of airplane navigation, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing navigation equipment, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "drift sight (Goerz) ground speed meter unit power" and "aperiodic compass AC type D-4."

Image