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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

The street view of a parade held for Howard Hughes in Chicago. Hughes can be seen in the first black car in line, sitting center between two other men.

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

The street view of a parade held for Howard Hughes in Chicago. Hughes can be seen sitting in the first black car in line, wearing a white outfit as he waves to the surrounding crowd.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "World-fame drops on City out of blue, sunny skies: Fame came to the municipal airport and the city of Minneapolis in a flash of silver and a roar at 7:38 am, July 14, 1938 when Howard Hughes swooped to Earth in his Droning Silver Bullet on his record breaking round-the-world flight. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions. 325 City Hall Minneapolis Minn."

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Photograph of Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City, June 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

Lake Mead beginning to cover the Lost City in Moapa Valley, June 1938.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a parade, Chicago, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago Cheers Hughes and Companions, Chicago -- Howard Hughes, leader of the quintet that flew Around the World in 3 days, 19 hours, and Mayor Edward J. Kelly, of Chicago, riding at the head of the parade that the city staged in honor of Hughes and his four companions. Credit Lines (ACME) 7/30/38. (NY)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a mechanic in France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description written on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes is shown checking his plane at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-11-38"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting with Al Lodwick and two unidentified men in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, March 2, 1938

Date

1938-03-02

Description

Howard Hughes in an Ambassador Hotel suite, Los Angeles, California, March 2, 1938.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Hughes Tool Company employees, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes with a group of people from the Hughes Tool Company in July 1938.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes at a banquet dedicated to him in Los Angeles, California.

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