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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and unidentified men standing in a building possibly located in Texas.
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting at a table. A few unidentified men, possibly reporters, are writing on notepads.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (third from left) standing with unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing with a group of unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.
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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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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 Howard Hughes and others on stage, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and others standing on stage in front of a crowd in Chicago.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."
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