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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing under construction, Culver City, California, June 1, 1945
Date
1945-06-01
Archival Collection
Description
View of construction of one of the wings of the Hughes Flying Boat in a hangar at the Hughes Aircraft Company, June 1, 1945. Scaffolding is seen underneath the wing.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 002
Date
1945
Description
Along with the information is this card entitled "Record Breaker." It reads: "First product of Hughes Aircraft Company was Howard Hughes' uniquely designed H-1. Experts said it was farther ahead of its time than any plane built since the Wright brothers'. In 1935 Hughes flew the H-1 to a world's land plane speed record of 352 mph, many years before any military pursuit planes attained this speed, and in 1937 Hughes flew the H-1 from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours, 28 minutes, a record which stood for eight years. The H-1 was the first plane with a smooth metal surface, leading edge air duct intakes, jet thrust exhaust, bell-shaped cowling, drooping ailerons, and the first to have a power-driven retractable landing gear. -0- "
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Photographs of XF-11 plane, Image 002
Date
1946-07-07
Description
Back of the image with information about the plane, entitled "High-Speed Photo Plane Revealed." The inscription reads: "Culver City, Calif., July 7 -- A new high-speed, long-range photographic plane was revealed in its first test flight here today. The XF-11, designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with the Army Air Force, is of entirely new design and will permit very thorough reconnaissance missions. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet. -oo- Neg. No.HXF-1 Slug: High-Speed Photo Plane Revealed."
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Photograph of Thomas Black, Howard Hughes, and Noah Dietrich at Senate War Investigating Committee hearings, Washington, D.C., August 6, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
L-R: Thomas Black, Howard Hughes, Noah Dietrich during the 1947 Senate War Investigating Committee hearings in Washington, D.C.
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Photograph of Dick Hannah at telephone press conference, North Hollywood, January 7, 1972
Date
1972-01-07
Archival Collection
Description
Dick Hannah, standing at far right, at Howard Hughes telephone press conference at the Universal-Sheraton Hotel in North Hollywood, California, January 7, 1972. Hannah stands before a table with various members of the media, including Gladwin Hill of the New York Times, Wayne Thomas of the Chicago Tribune, and Marvin Miles of the Los Angeles Times, seated behind microphones.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes leaving the Northrop Gamma Racer, Newark, New Jersey, January 13, 1936
Date
1936-01-13
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes leaving the cockpit of a Northrop Gamma, surrounded by a crowd at Newark New Jersey Airport. Hughes set a coast-to-coast speed record. A bank of microphones and a movie camera are seen beside the plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa 1941
Date
1940 to 1941
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture "The Outlaw."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Lockheed-14 plane, Le Bourget, France, July 11, 1938
Date
1938-07-11
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes surrounded by a crowd at Le Bourget Field in France, in front of a Lockheed-14, July 11, 1938. Le Bourget (Airport : Le Bourget, France)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Washington D.C., circa 1936
Date
1935 to 1937
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes shakes hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt's office, after Hughes received the Harmon Aviator Trophy. Roosevelt is sitting behind his desk. Several unidentified men are standing by. To see an identical photo in sepia coloring, view Image 0321 0265, whh000544.
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Photograph of Margaret Kelly, Louis Folco, an unidentified man, Donn Arden and Pierre-Louis Guérin toasting the Lido's 10th anniversary, Paris, France, 1956
Date
1956
Archival Collection
Description
From L-R: Margaret Kelly (Madame Bluebell), costume designer Louis Folco, an unidentified man holding up a card that reads "LIDO 1946-1956", Donn Arden, and Lido owner Pierre-Louis Guérin. Guérin is pouring champagne and the others are raising their glasses in a toast.
Show Name: C'est Magnifique (Lido: Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
Show Name: C'est Magnifique (Lido: Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
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