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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 09, 1947

Date

1947-11-09

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Submits Written Question, Washington: Howard Hughes tosses a written question to Sen. Homer Ferguson, chairman of the Senate War Investigation sub-committee, Nov. 8. Hughes was refused permission to take the stand and charged Ferguson was "throwing every obstacle" in the way of presenting testimony favorable to Hughes himself. On Ferguson's right is Sen. Carl Hatch, while the committee's chief counsel, William P. Rigers, faces the camera in the background. Credit (ACME) 11/9/47."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

Howard Hughes and California governor Frank Merriam laughing as they dine together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1939

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (left) Noah Dietrich at a Hughes Tool Company celebration in Houston, Texas in 1939.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Chicago Municipal Airport, Chicago, May 14, 1936

Date

1936-05-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes surrounded by unidentified people at the Chicago Municipal Airport. Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Millionaire Speed King. Howard Hughes, Multimillionaire movie producer and speed flyer, at the Chicago Municipal Airport preparing for a flight to Los Angeles, Calif., in which he hopes to set a new speed record. Credit Line (ACME) 5/14/36."

Image

Howard Hughes and Joe Petrali, chief of services for Hughes Aircraft, 1947

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23

Archival Component

Howard Hughes, co-pilot Joseph Bartles, and navigator Robert Stevens at the controls of their Lockheed Constellation after landing at LaGuardia Field in New York City, 1946 February 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

Howard Hughes, co-pilot Joseph Bartles, and navigator Robert Stevens at the controls of their Lockheed Constellation after landing at LaGuardia Field in New York City, 1946 February 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 20

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s

Date

1920 to 1959

Description

Howard Hughes landing in the Lockheed 14 in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes lands in New York in flight from coast New York City-- the huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, oil millionaire and air speed racer, being taxied to its hangar at Floyd Bennet field here, July 4th, shortly after landing on its leisurely trip from the Pacific Coast. Hughes and his crew will take off in it next week on a flight to Paris which may be followed by a flight around the world."

Image

Howard Hughes talking with reporters at an informal press conference at his plant in Culver City, California after his return flight from Washington, D.C., 1947 August 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 26

Archival Component