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"Howard Hughes in Aviation", 1984 January
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, in the cockpit of his H-1 airplane, circa 1935-1940
Date
1935 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in open cockpit of his H-1 airplane, circa late 1930s.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938
Date
1938-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, October 13, 1946
Date
1946-10-13
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules preparing for taxi tests in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Boulder City Hotel, Boulder City (Nev.), 1970s.
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Exterior shot of the remodeled Boulder City Hotel in Boulder City, 1970s.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 plane, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing by the XF-11 the day before his second test run on the plane.
Image
Photograph of the interior of an airplane hangar at the Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation, Culver City, California, circa late 1950s
Date
1957 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the inside of an airplane hangar at the Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation in Culver City, California in the late 1950s.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in a parade, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (center sitting up in car) in a parade in Houston, Texas in 1938.
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Photograph of electronic equipment testing at Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1959
Date
1959
Archival Collection
Description
Technicians working with large pieces of electronic equipment.
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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932
Date
1932-10-05
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of school children in front of the Boulder City Elementary School, now the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. Four hundred of the 550 enrolled pupils are seen in front of the school.
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