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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Power Lines Removed for Giant Flying Boat Hawthorne, Calif. -- Pacific Electric workers remove power lines in the way of Howard Hughes' 220-foot-long Flying Boat fuselage as it inches its way as Hawthorne, Calif., enroute to plane assembly as Terminal Island, Calif. The gigantic hull requires highway clearance of 40 feet. NY Credit (ACME) 6/16/46."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and two men, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (rt.)with two other unidentified men inside the Hughes Tool Co. factory in Houston.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and co-pilot at HK-1 gauges, October 31, 1947

Date

1947-10-31

Description

Howard Hughes (right) and unidentified co-pilot at the gauge panel of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat.

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

Date

1938-08-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes (left) and California Governor Frank Merriam (right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, November 1, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, Nov. 1, 1947.

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Hughes Aircraft Company "Howard Hughes the Aviator", 1994 September 01

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes as he waited for refueling at Minneapolis before starting his home stretch flight to Floyd Bennett Field to complete round the world flight."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of the front of Howard Hughes' Hercules in Hawthorne, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Testify On Behalf Of Hughes, Washington: Four of the nine witnesses summoned before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee to testify on behalf of Howard Hughes stand behind the plane builder (seated, right) and his attorney, Thomas A. Slack (seated, left), November 8. they are (left to right) John B. Parkinson, listed as representative of the national Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; Edward Schwartz, listed as a former member of the Air Force Evaluation Boar; E. A. Peterman, and Glen Odekirk, an executive of the Hughes' Plant. Credit (ACME) 11/08/47."

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