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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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Broadway during the ticker-tape reception accorded Howard Hughes and his four crew members in recognition of their around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
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Edward Lund, Harry Connor, Howard Hughes, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Thomas Thurlow, and Richard Stoddart at the State Department, 1938 July 21
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes shaking hands with Major General Oscar Westover, Head of the U.S. Air Corps, at a luncheon at the National Press Club, 1938 July 21
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Parade staged in honor of Howard Hughes and his four crew members passing down La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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Group at Grover Whalen's home: L. Thomas Thurlow, H. Flannigan, Edward Lund, Howard Hughes, Grover Whalen, R. Stoddart, and Harry Connor, 1938 July 14
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking around-the-world flight New York, New York, 1938 July 15
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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