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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man inside an automobile.
Image
Photograph of a crowd watching Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, circa July 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Crowd of people watching Howard Hughes board an airliner that was heading for Washington.
Image
Photograph of Wilbur and Toni Clark, New York City, 1958
Date
1958
Archival Collection
Description
Wilbur Clark (back of table, facing to side) and his wife Toni (far right, same table) at a formal dinner at the Hotel Astor, New York City, 1958. Credit: Bill Mark, Park Sheraton Hotel, New York City.
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The Globe Theatre marquee in New York City: postcard
Date
1923
Archival Collection
Description
"Globe Theatre-New York City-1923. My first show. Grace Hayes age 25-1923. For Dillingham. Fred & Adele Astaire."-handwritten inscription by Grace Hayes. (postcard). Black and white duplicate in photo sleeve was not digitized.
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Photograph of basement stairway, Boulder City (Nev.), January 10, 1938
Date
1938-01-10
Archival Collection
Description
Foot of stairway in basement room of Boulder City Museum. Camera is facing east (approximation).
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." 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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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane taking off, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft taking off on a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "The Howard Hughes plane taking off from Minneapolis on their way to New York to complete a round the world flight."
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Photograph of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of unidentified people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Rolling Howard Hughes' plane out of hangar at Floyd Bennett Field, with Lt. Thomas Thurlow, one of the navigators, calibrating the compass. 7/9/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and three men, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes (far right) and three unidentified men standing in front of the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing.
Image
Lockheed 14, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component