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Postcard of the Museum of Memories, Virginia City (Nev.), January 3, 1938
Date
1938-01-03
Description
Back of the postcard. Some of the wording is not readable. It looks like the postcard was sent to a woman, Miss Stewart of California, from Paul Smith.
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Howard Hughes at the microphone, during his brief address at welcoming ceremonies in the Council Chamber at City Hall, New York, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes' arrival, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of men assembling a truck loaded with old telephone booths for Howard Hughes arrival in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Telephone company "goes to town" for Hughes' arrival, New York City -- Something had to be done to take care of the thousands of potential telephone users who crowded Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, for the arrival of Howard Hughes and his daring crew on their dash Around the World, so the New York Telephone Company, well aware of the fact that the few phones at the field couldn't possibly accommodate, the officials, police, and spectators, "went to town" with a truck loaded with old telephone booths. A line was quickly strung and the phones in the booths on the truck were plugged in. The business was rushing and the phone company was well rewarded for its enterprise. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, Los Angeles, July 4, 1938
Date
1938-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Howard Hughes took off from Coast for flight east. Los Angeles, California-- The huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, millionaire oil man and speed flyer, taking off from here for the flight to New York, from where he will take off for Paris. Credit Line (ACME) 7/4/1938."
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Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard R. Hughes boarding airliner for Washington. 7/20/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes shaking the hand of what is presumed to be the pilot of the airliner he was boarding that was heading to Washington.
Image
Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of mechanics putting provisions aboard an aircraft.
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of mechanics loading and/or working on the Lockheed 14 aircraft.
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, wide view of the Lockheed 14 plane being fueled by mechanics via the Colonial Beacon Oil Co, Inc.
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