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Howard Cannon posing: photographic print
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Correspondence compiled by Al Benedict including letters written to Howard Hughes by the public, letters written to Robert Maheu, and letters written to Al Benedict regarding Hughes Nevada resort operations business, 1969-1971
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Benedict Family Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Hughes Aviation
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1942-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include photographs of the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Hughes inspecting one of his planes, approximately 1945-1955
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Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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The Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (1950-1983) contains photographic prints, negatives, and one slide featuring Senator Howard Cannon at various political and publicity events with military personnel, political colleagues, and constituents primarily in the state of Nevada. Other photographs feature Cannon at political and publicity events outside of Nevada including California, New York, Florida, Oregon, and Washington, D.C.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Hughes after record-breaking flight, Newark (N.J.), January 19, 1937
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Pearl Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
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Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane photographs, 1952
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Materials contain photographs of the XH-17 Flying Crane helicopter from 1952. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes, officers from his company, and military personnel inspecting the aircraft and giving a press conference.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of a blimp advertising Hughes' "The Outlaw," circa 1946
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