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

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Surprise To Everyone - San Pedro, Calif. : Millionaire planemaker Howard Hughes is surrounded by members of the press after successfully taking his 200-ton flying boat into the air in a surprise flight during initial taxi tests in Los Angeles harbor. Credit (ACME) 11/5/47."

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Howard Cannon in the cockpit of the X-15 with Major Robert M. White on the right: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Released by: Office of Information Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards Air Force Base Edwards, California".

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Photograph of John D. Home, Howard Hughes, and Edward Underwood, circa late 1950s

Date

1957 to 1959

Description

Standing from left to right are John D. Home (Department of Communications of the American Legion), Howard Hughes (Managing Director of Production of RKO), and Edward Underwood (Department of Communications of Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43), in the late 1950s.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on back of photograph: "Saving Hughes from hero-worshippers. New York - Howard Hughes surrounded by police as he was escorted from his monoplane shortly after landing Floyd Bennett Field. 7/14/38"

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Howard Cannon on an airfield next to an aircraft speaking to two unidentified men: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). One of the unidentified men is a F-104 Starfighter pilot.

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Aerial photograph of Boulder City, circa 1949

Date

1949 (year approximate)

Description

Aerial view looking north of Boulder City.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten notes on back: "View N-ward"

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Photograph of Howard Cannon, Earl Hartke, and others, Washington, D.C., circa 1960

Date

1959 to 1961

Description

Portrait of North Las Vegas Mayor Earl Hartke (right) meeting with U.S. Senator from Nevada Howard Cannon (center) and an unidentified woman in Washington, D.C.

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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view of Grover Whalen, Howard Hughes, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile during a parade procession. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes (center), Grover Whalen (Left) and Albert Lodwick during the New York reception for Hughes after completing his round-the-world flight. 7/15/38."

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Photograph used as source for an oil painting of Howard Cannon and Colonel Frank: photographic print

Date

1959

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Original photograph taken on October 29, 1944 after they escaped following getting shot down in the Netherlands: photographic print

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Leonard Hebert, Curtis Kinder, Howard Cannon and Bill Flangas posing: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Unclassified".

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