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Photograph of the first XF-11 plane at the Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, July 3, 1947
Date
1946-07-03
Archival Collection
Description
The XF-11 plane before its first flight at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California.
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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Postcard of Hank Monk, 1859 - 1938
Date
1859 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A commemorative postcard for Hank Monk. The front of the postcard includes a portrait photograph of Monk, a photograph of "the old stage coach," and a photograph of a plaque on the Raffles Hotel in Placerville, California. The plaque reads: "To remember Hank Monk, the world's greatest reinsman who drove Horace Greeley from Carson City to here in 1859, making the 109 miles in 10 hours. Dedicated by E Clampus Vitus April 30, 1938."
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Newspaper clippings on city planning and zoning, 1966 June to 1968 July
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Ardis Kearns Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component
Howard Cannon with United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara: photographic print, 1961 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Howard Cannon with United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara: photographic print, 1961 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Howard Cannon with United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara: photographic print, 1961 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print, 1960 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print, 1960 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print, 1960 July
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component