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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes in the backseat of a car, after landing at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car, being driven away from Floyd Bennett Airfield.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing on stage, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing on a stage with other unidentified men and women in front of a crowd in Chicago.

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Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight photographs, 1938

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Materials depict the celebrations of Howard Hughes's circumnavigation flight in 1938. Along with a crew consisting of Harry Connor, Tom Thurlow, Richard Stoddart, and Ed Lund, Hughes flew the Super Electra on a global circumnavigation flight. On July 10, 1938, Hughes and the crew departed Floyd Bennett Field in New York and flew to Paris, France, Moscow, Russia, Omsk, Russia, Yakutsk, Russia, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Minneapolis, Minnesota before landing back in New York on July 14. The photographs primarily depict the parades thrown for Hughes after completion of the flight. The photographs also depict Hughes and his crew meeting with New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at New York City Hall, the National Press Association, and crowds of onlookers who attended the plane's landings in various cities.

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes in the Lockheed 14, 1938

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes, 1938 June 04

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes in France, 1938 July

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes in France, 1938 July

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes in France, 1938 July

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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Howard Hughes, 1938 August 01

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

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