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Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the new XF-11 reconnaissance plane preparing for its first flight, 1946 July 07
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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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.
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Howard Hughes leaves Newark, New Jersey Airport with party en route to Washington, D.C., 1938 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Photograph of Howard Hughes waving to crowds in a parade, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
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Howard Hughes, Tom Thurlow, Harry Connor, Richard Stoddart, and Dale Powers in New York, 1938 July 04
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking around-the-world flight New York, New York, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes emerging from his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1937
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