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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Tom Thurlow, Harry Connor, Richard Staddart, and Dale Powers, New York, July 4, 1938
Date
1938-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes, Tom Thurlow, Harry Connor, Richard Staddart, and Dale Powers with an unidentified aircraft behind them in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Hughes flies to New York for hop to Paris. L to R L. Tom Thurlow and Harry Connor, Hughes, Richard Stoddart and Dale Powers. 7/4/1938."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Fiorello La Guardia and Grover Whalen, New York, July 12, 1938
Date
1938-07-12
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (wearing hat) receives congratulations from Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn. The gentleman wearing a polka dot bow tie, standing behind the mayor is Grover Whalen. Mr. Whalen was president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An overhead view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car and waving at the crowd, attending a parade held for him in Chicago.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An up close view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car and waving at the crowd during a parade held for Hughes in Chicago.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car and waving at the crowd, attending a parade held for himself in Chicago.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a smiling Howard Hughes at a parade held for him in Chicago. Hughes is seen sitting between two unidentified men in the back of the first car in line.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevent Field, New York, July 18, 1938
Date
1938-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten on the back of the image: "Talking to W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevelt Field. 7/18/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Hughes takes off on flight to Paris. Floyd Bennett Field, New York City-- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire speed flyer, pictured in the nose of his Hughes Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as Hughes and his picked crew of four prepared for the take-off to Paris and probably around the world on July 10th. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the giant ship lifted from the field to follow the trail blazed by Chrales A. Lindbergh. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after completing his Round The World flight, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Text typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes strutting across a New York hotel lobby after completing a Round The World flight. 7-15-38. (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946
Date
1946-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes (in cockpit) warms up the XF-11 for its initial test flight. It is one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, July 7, 1946."
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