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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection
Aerial view of an unidentified airfield owned by Howard Hughes, possibly in Culver City, California, approximately 1940-1959
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 08
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Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, September 19, 1962
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Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.
Architecture Period: Mid-Century ModernistImage
Howard Hughes inside of City Hall after completing his around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
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Howard Hughes, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Grover Whalen leaving City Hall, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Grover Whalen leaving City Hall, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes, Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, and Grover Whalen leaving City Hall, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes interviewed at LaGuardia Airport after his arrival from Kansas City, 1946 September 12
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 23
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa 1940s-1950s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
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