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Photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s
Date
1938 to 1949
Archival Collection
Description
An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Parker Dam is commonly referred to as "the deepest dam in the world" because 73% of the dam's structural height is positioned below the original river bed. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a group of unidentified men and Howard Hughes standing together in front of the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft had landed.
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of people looking up and waving during a parade procession.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft landing, Chicago, Illinois, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds and the press surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft after it had landed in Chicago.
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Howard Hughes's HK-1 Hercules being guarded by police as the aircraft travels down a street in Culver City, California, 1946 June 16
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 21
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 21
Archival Component
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "When Hughes arrives at Le Bourget on world trip. Paris-- French air experts examining Howard Hughes' arrival at Le Bourget. After a few minor repairs, Hughes and his companions hopped off for Moscow, second leg of their circuit of the globe in 3 days and 19 hours."
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