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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

Image

Arundel by Roberts, Kenneth. Readers' Union Limited

John Lane The Bodley Head, 1938

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Item

Archival Collection

Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00

Archival Component

From family members including Seymour Kimball Bradford and Nanelia Louvee Bradford Siegfried, 1901-1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Nan Doughty Family Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00021
Collection Name: Nan Doughty Family Collection
Box/Folder: Box 10

Archival Component

"Object of Rotary from the Doctors Medical Foundation, St. Louis, Missouri": plaque, approximately 1938 to 1952

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File

Archival Collection

Julius Jensen Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00640
Collection Name: Julius Jensen Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Willow Trees Morning Song: Book of Student Verse, Los Angeles Student Verse, photocopy, 1938

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File

Archival Collection

Joanne de Longchamps Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00424
Collection Name: Joanne de Longchamps Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

"Word to the Wise," "Lovers," "Greek Maidens are Dancing," "Death," "Lullaby," Yearbook of Creative Writing, photocopy, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Joanne de Longchamps Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00424
Collection Name: Joanne de Longchamps Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component