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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 plane, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 the day before his second test run on the plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in a parade, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (center sitting up in car) in a parade in Houston, Texas in 1938.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Spotlight in Washington, Washington: Howard Hughes (left foreground) smiling faces battery of cameras before starting his testimony at Senate War Investigating Subcommittee's hearing on his wartime plane contracts. The room, normally seating about 300, was pack with 1,000 spectators. Credit (ACME) 8-7-47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes walking with several men in France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes when he arrived in Paris on first leg of his round the world flight."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April 21, 1936
Date
1936-04-21
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Hughes sets new Miami-New York record Howard Hughes, Millionaire flier and pictured in the cockpit of his low-wing Northrop all-metal, plane, shortly after landing in New York, April 21st, 4 hours and 22 minutes after having taken off from Miami, Fla. He had beaten the record established by Jimmy Wedel in July 1933, by 36 minutes."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Joe Petralli inspecting the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, as it nears completion, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (left, in dark coat) noted designer, builder, and industrialist entering the hull of the Hughes Flying Boat, the largest airplane in the world, as it was nearing completion on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. With him is Joe Petralli, assistant director of service and flight.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "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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Photograph of Howard Hughes on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa 1941
Date
1940 to 1941
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (standing) on the set of the motion picture, "The Outlaw." The movie set resembles the interior of a stable. Three unidentified crew members work on the set.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947
Date
1947-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Cogitation Concentration Jubilation, Washington, D.C. - Three interesting studies of plane-builder, movie-maker and headline-maker Howard Hughes as he returned to the witness stand before the Senate War Investigating Committee today to answer questions relating to his wartime plane-building contracts. During his testimony today, Hughes said he wishes to absolve shipbuilder Henry Kaiser from any criticism in connection with the 200-ton flying boat that is one of the issues in the current probe. Photograph by G.B. Kress. 8/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds watching Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.
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