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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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North Las Vegas City Hall, 1955
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 005
Archival Component
Judith Blackburn and Lou McGraw regarding files Howard Hall transferred to the Hughes Productions Hollywood office, 1957 April 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 155 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight photographs, 1938
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Scope and Contents
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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
City Hall Facility Planning Study, 1963
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Oran K. Gragson Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
Archival Collection
Description
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Las Vegas-City Hall, 1929-1971
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Las Vegas Library Regional History Files Collection
Box/Folder: Box 12
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Abstract
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
North Las Vegas City Hall, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component