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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
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Howard Cannon with Sam Boyd: photographic print
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Howard and Dorothy Cannon at a gathering: photographic print
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Photograph of Howard Hughes talking to an unidentified man, Chicago, 1938
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
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Howard Cannon with John Foley posing: photographic print
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