Description given with photo: "Hughes' "Hercules" Ready For Tests, Long Beach, Cal. -- An aerial view shows Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane "Hercules" ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. The initial flight of the plane, which cost $20,000,000 and will seat 700 persons, will not be attempted until early in 1947. #1 MGS for Credit. ACME. 10/13/46."
Description given with photo: "Before Hughes Took Off For New York, Los Angeles, Calif. - Multi-millionaire movie producer and aviator Howard Hughes is shown in front of this B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York Sept. 10th. Hughes, piloting the plane, landed at Kansas City to rest before continuing with the flight. He is the seal of approval on a film he made. Creditline (ACME) 9/11/46."
Aerial view of Hughes HK-1, Flying Boat. The plane was designed and built by Howard Hughes; it it shown near completion at its graving dock at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. Transcribed from note on back of photo: "World's largest airplane--After Ground tests here the plane will undergo extensive water-taxi tests."
Costume Details: Nude female in red and yellow feathers, with headband with feather, matching male with red loincloth and armband and orange headband. Artist's notation: "6 yds red frill, 4 yds flesh base, 3 yellow quills, 3 yds base, 3 yds yellow pop." Show Name: Pony Express Site Name: Sahara Hotel and Casino
Photographer's note: "Jimmy Long, helicopter pilot, and Ciela Stillings. Ciela, Jamey's daughter, accompanied him for all the flights over Crescent Dunes in October 2015. Tonopah Airport near Tonopah, Nevada." Photographer's assigned keywords: "110 megawatts; CSP; Concentrated Solar Energy; Concentrated Solar Power; Crescent Dunes; Jimmy Long; NV; Nevada; Solar Reserve; SolarReserve; Tonopah; concentrated solar thermal; green energy; ground-based photo; molten salt; off-site; renewable energy; storage; tower."