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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, circa 1946
Date
1945 to 1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules.
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Howard Hughes getting out of cabin door of Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York, 1938 July 14
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Neil McCarthy, July 12, 1936
Date
1936-07-12
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes (left) standing beside Neil McCarthy (right). Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Howard Hughes (left) and Neil McCarthy. 7-12-36 (Press Association)."
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Clark County Attorney General Files on the Howard Hughes Estate
Identifier
MS-01110
Abstract
The Clark County Attorney General Files on the Howard Hughes Estate (1976-1978) contain files of legal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and letters received from private individuals by the Attorney General's office regarding Howard Hughes' will after his passing in April 1976. The files were collected by Clark County District Attorney George E. Holt.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes arriving at Senate War Invest. Hearing with Noah Dietrich, right, Vice Pre. of Hughes Tool Co."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his RKO office, 1946-1957
Date
1946 to 1957
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of Howard Hughes in his RKO office
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a mechanic in France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description written on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes is shown checking his plane at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-11-38"
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.
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