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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa 1941
Date
1941
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture The Outlaw.
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Slide of the Virginia City historic marker, Virginia City, Nevada, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of a historic marker for tourists to take a picture with. The sign has "Virginia City-Queen of the Comstock" inscribed on it with details about the Comstock Lode, which was "the largest body of precious metals ever discovered on Earth."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
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 and Major General O. J. Ritland in Los Angeles, California: photographic print
Date
1962
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "U.S. Air Force Photograph - Office of the deputy commander AFSC for Aerospace Systems Los Angeles 45, California." Howard Cannon briefed on an Air Force Atlas-Agena space launching facility by Major General O. J. Ritland.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes on ladder under the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers.
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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)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). One of the unidentified men is a F-104 Starfighter pilot.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Terminal Island, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
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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Photograph of John D. Home, Howard Hughes, and Edward Underwood, circa late 1950s
Date
1957 to 1959
Archival Collection
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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