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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 11, 1947

Date

1947-08-11

Description

Description given with photo: " "Shows Over" -- Return Engagement Promised! Washington, D.C. - In the Senate Caucus room, that a few days ago was packed to the doors, Howard Hughes, sits alone as he pens a statement to the press following the "surprise" postponement of Hughes war plane contract inquiry before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, (Aug. 11). Creditline (ACME) 8/11/47."

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Howard Cannon and others in front of an airplane at Air Force Ballistic Missile Headquarters: photographic print

Date

1963-08-07

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Official U.S. Air Force Photograph AFBMD HQ ARDC, Inglewood, Calif." Photo taken in front of the Air Research and Development Command building.

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Skaggs, Robert, J. G. Morris, H. K. Howard, and J. T. Tidwell

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
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Collection Number: UA-00056
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Faculty Publications
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Testifies, Washington: A candid view of plane manufacturer Howard Hughes (above) testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, August 6. hughes opened his testimony with a charge that Senator Owen Brewster (R. ME.), a committee member, offered to call off the senate investigation of his (Hughes) war plane contracts, if Hughes agreed to an air line merger. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Jessee Jones, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes thanks State Department for Co-operation. Washington, D. C. -- Howard Hughes (left), with Jesse Hones (right), Chairman of the RFC, leaving the State Department here, July 21, after Hughes personally thanked Secretary of State Cordell hull for the cooperation of the State Department in clearing Hughes departure in the round-the-world record flight. Credit Line (ACEM) 7/21/38."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes underneath the XF-11 plane, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes stands on a ladder underneath the body of XF-11 plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes sits with his witnesses at Senate War Invest. Hearing. 1st row (l to r): Glen Odekirk & Thomas Slack; 2nd row (l to r): E. A. Peterman, Richard (?), & Howard Hughes; 3rd row (l to r): Edward Schwartz, John Parkinson, & John R. (?)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Terminal Island, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

A view of Howard Hughes after he completed a test run of his Flying Boat in the Los Angeles harbor.

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