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Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A view from below of an unidentified aircraft being hoisted on a crane.
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Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A view from below of an unidentified aircraft being hoisted on a crane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference next to his DC-3, New York, 1947
Date
1947-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes giving a news conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.
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Howard Cannon receives a Golden Spike Award from former Amtrak President Alan Boyd: photographic print
Date
1991-03-14
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). For recognition of Cannon's effort to preserve nationwide rail passenger services.
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Photograph of Howard Cannon at the Helldorado parade on Fremont Street, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1957
Date
1956 to 1958
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Walter Cannon rides on a horse in the Helldorado parade on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mint Casino is under construction in the background. Site Name: The Mint Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 100 Fremont Street
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Howard Cannon posed in an airfield with others at the Air Force Ballistic Missile Headquarters, X-15 Test Facility in Los Angeles, California: photographic print
Date
1963-04-19
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Official United States Air Force Photograph - Anderson AFB Washington 25, D.C."
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Howard and Dorothy Cannon with John Koontz, Nevada Secretary of State: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "John J Nulty Photographer 230 Tahoe Drive Carson City, Nevada Tel. GR. 2-2603"
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Photograph of two men in boats exploring partially submerged Fort Callville ruins, circa 1938
Date
1938 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Two men with boats exploring the walls of Fort Callville as Lake Mead submerges them.
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Howard Cannon attending a banquet with Senator Charles Percy and Egyptian President Ḥusnī Mubārak: photographic print
Date
1994-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes on ladder under the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers.
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