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Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company photographs, 1917-1997
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Materials contain photographs of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company from 1917 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict factories, laboratories, and tools produced by the Hughes Tool Company. The Hughes Aircraft Company was founded in 1932 as a division of Hughes Tool Company.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Motion picture production photographs, 1928-1959
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Materials contain photographs related to RKO Pictures (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) and Howard Hughes's movies from 1928 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes on the set of the film The Outlaw (1943), which he directed. The photographs also include portraits of RKO actors, including Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell, and Claudette Colbert. Hughes purchased RKO in 1948.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Las Vegas, Nevada photographs, 1960-1979
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Materials contain photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1960 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict properties owned by Howard Hughes after he moved to Las Vegas in 1966, including the Desert Inn, the Silver Slipper, the Landmark Hotel, the Sands Hotel, and the Frontier Hotel. The photographs also include the Spring Mountain Ranch that Hughes purchased for his wife Jean Peters and aerial views of the Las Vegas Strip.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Event photographs, 1930-1979
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Materials contain photographs from events hosted or attended by Howard Hughes or his associates from approximately 1930 to 1979. The photographs primarily depict banquets and parades held in Hughes's honor.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Portrait of Howard Hughes, 1947 October 03
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Portrait of Howard Hughes, approximately 1940-1944
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Portrait of Howard Hughes, approximately 1920-1929
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Portrait of Howard Hughes used in the Hughes Aircraft Company's corporate publications, 1954 August 17
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Portrait of Howard Hughes, 1956 October 11
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Portrait of Howard Hughes, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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