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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Co. Drilling Laboratory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "DRILLING LABORATORY The fundamental purpose of all Hughes rock bit research is to improve bit performance. In attaining this improvement it is necessary to balance design with the application of correct metallurgical materials and manufacturing methods. The preliminary proving ground is the Drilling laboratory housed in the main Laboratory building. Its field-size drilling rig, with 118 ft. derrick, was especially designed to test rock bits in a manner simulating oilfield drilling conditions."

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Photograph of Ron Lurie with Senator Howard Cannon, 1981

Description

Photo inscribed ""To my friend Ron with all good wishes Howard Cannon U.S.S. Nev."" Accompanied by letter from Sen. Cannon, April 2, 1981

Howard Cannon meets with the first Skylab crew and their wives: photographic print

Date

1973

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Identified fom left to right: Joseph P. Kerwin (science pilot); unamed spouse; unamed spouse; Howard Cannon; Charles Conrad Jr. (commander); unamed spouse; and Paul J. Weitz (pilot).

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Howard Cannon meets with the first Skylab crew and their wives: photographic print

Date

1973

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Identified fom left to right: Joseph P. Kerwin (science pilot); unamed spouse; unamed spouse; Howard Cannon; Charles Conrad Jr. (commander); unamed spouse; and Paul J. Weitz (pilot).

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Audrey Chambers, Howard Cannon, and Mrs. Maxine Russell: photographic print

Date

1962-09

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Audrey Chambers, University of Nevada, Reno student, and Mrs. Maxine Russell of Reno.

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Photograph of Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Men and women in the Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop are devoted to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop is equipped to manufacture these tools in sufficient quantities to make possible extensive and simultaneous field trials. The machine shop handles a large amount of work for Research, Product and Metallurgical Engineering divisions. This includes building new designs, new mechanisms and new devices for preliminary testing.

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Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print

Date

1960-07

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print

Date

1960-07

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon's visit to Norair in Hawthorne, California to inspect aircraft: photographic print

Date

1960-07

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon with three travel agents from Reno, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1981-11

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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