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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew before leaving for Paris.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the Lockheed 14 aircraft.

Image

Aretha Franklin at Carnegie Hall, New York: costume design drawings, notes

Date

2003

Archival Collection

Description

Series III. Professional work in the United States: show production materials -- Revues, concerts, and theater production materials

Mixed Content

Map of California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, 1864

Date

1864

Description

'Johnson's California, with Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, published by Johnson and Ward.' 'Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1864 by A.J. Johnson in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the southern district of New York.' Atlas page numbers in upper margin: 66-67. This is probably plate 67 from Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas, published in New York by Johnson & Ward in 1864. Shows natural features, locations of Indian tribes, proposed railroad routes, routes of explorers, trails, county boundaries and populated places ; "." ; Relief shown by hachures ; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington ; In top margin: 66-67 ; Hand colored ; On verso: Historical and statistical view of Mexico and central America (p. 79) and Historical and statistical view of the United States, 1860 (p. 78) Scale [ca. 1:3,484,800]. 1 in. to ca. 55 miles (W 124°--W 102°/N 42°--N 32°)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew surrounded by a crowd before they take off from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew surrounded by a crowd before they take off from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York.

Image

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."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevent Field, New York, July 18, 1938

Date

1938-07-18

Description

Handwritten on the back of the image: "Talking to W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevelt Field. 7/18/38."

Image

New six span pile trestle was constructed immediately west of our present bridge, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component