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Conceptual sketch of the porte cochere at the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Date

1986

Description

From the Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection (PH-00329).

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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

A view of Howard Hughes being escorted by Grover Whalen and several guards at Floyd Bennett Airfield.

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Trinity Church and lower Manhattan from Financial District, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph

Date

1981-05-24

Archival Collection

Description

From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Senator Harry P. Cain, Culver City, California, August 16, 1947

Date

1947-08-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Is Asked About His XF-11 By Senator! Culver City, Calif. - Millionaire plane builder Howard Hughes, left, is asked about his controversial XF-11 photo reconnaissance plane, background, by Senator Harry Cain, right, Republican of Washington. Cain is member of the Senate War Investigating Committee, and inspected Hughes craft after the plane builder had test flown the ship. An earlier model of same design nearly cost Hughes his life when it crashed in Beverly Hill last winter. Note wind-blown hair on both Pilot Hughes and observer Cain. Photo by Felix Pagel. 8/16/47."

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

A view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

A view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

A view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

A view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

A view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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