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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946
Date
1946-06-12
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."
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Audience reception to screening at WKO Proctor's Theater in New Rochelle, New York, 1951 July 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 409 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 409 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes' XF-11, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes' XF-11, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California.
Image
Howard Cannon with a large group at the Old Angus Restaurant in Washington, D.C. for dinner: photographic print
Date
1970-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Moran Photographers - 9305 Ogden Pl. Lanham, Md."
Image
An exterior view of the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall: photographic film
Date
1960 (year approximate) to 1986 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall. A "Welcome Hunters" sign is visible above the main entrance. The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988. The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr. Opened in 1950, the casino was built on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village[1] of the Hotel Last Frontier, and was originally named the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. The owner originally wanted to call it the Silver Slipper, but there already was an existing establishment with that name. The problem was solved when that small operation was purchased and closed, and the Golden Slipper became the Silver Slipper. The casino was known for its rotating slipper that sat atop the casino. In 2009, the Silver Slipper sign was restored and is now part of a display of vintage signs in the median along Las Vegas Boulevard North.
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Howard Cannon meets with West Point cadets: photographic print and correspondence
Date
1980-06-05
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
Mixed Content
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clinton Twiss, Hollywood, November 1939
Date
1939-11
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes gets air award. Hollywood, Cal. - Howard Hughes, millionaire spotman flyer, with special events announcer Clinton Twiss at the Hollywood studios of NBC where the flyer was cited for his round-the-world flight in 91 hours and 14 minutes. Hughes was recently awarded the Collier Trophy given annually for the "greatest achievement in aviation in America."
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, August 26, 1939
Date
1939-08-26
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes is shown entering his Boeing Stratoliner at Glendale, Calif 8/26/39"
Image
Partial Test Ban Treaty Amendment Conference, New York, New York
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Nevada Desert Experience Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00524
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Nevada Desert Experience Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component