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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade for Howard Hughes after he completed his Around The World flight in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Start of parade at battery 7/15/38. (Daily News)."
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Letter from Hugh A. Shamberger (Carson City) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), June 21, 1950
Date
1950-06-21
Archival Collection
Description
List of wells owned by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the amount of water granted to each.
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Film transparency of Boulder City Visitors Bureau, Boulder City, Nevada, 1969
Date
1969
Archival Collection
Description
An image of a street scene in Boulder City, Nevada. Cars are parked at the cross section of Nevada Way (going north to south) and Arizona Street (going east to west). Also visible is the Visitors Bureau. Signs mounted atop the building advertise other goods and services that the bureau provides, such as a pharmacy and a bank.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing beside his modified biplane, circa 1934
Date
1934
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing beside his modified Boeing 100 biplane that won the Trujillo Trophy.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the XF-11, after his successful test flight, April 5, 1947
Date
1947-04-05
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES TEST-PILOTS SECOND XF-11. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Preparatory to making its first flight test today, Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, is shown in the cockpit of the second XF-11 sister ship to the plane in which he almost lost his life in an accident last July 7. Hughes designed and built the ship, one of the world's fastest long-range reconnaissance planes for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."
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First test flight of the XF-11 at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California, 1946 July 07
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Airplane hangar at the Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation in Culver City, California, approximately 1957-1959
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.
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