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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Unidentified people at a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.

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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: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47." Hand-written description on back of photo: "Howard Hughes & Atty. Thomas Slack have bite in Senate Office Bldg. 11/8/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his plane, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Black and white photograph of Howard Hughes posing in the cockpit of his plane, probably the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes under the second XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes prior to test-piloting the second XF-11 prototype, a duplicate of the plane which crashed on July 7 the previous year.

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes exiting his Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Telling the world about the record-smashing flight. New York City--Under the giant wing of the huge Lockheed plane, radio men set up their microphones so that Howard Hughes and his gallant crew of four can send a few words of greeting to the world over the air waves after landing at Floyd Bennett Field on their record-smashing flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"

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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, circa 1946

Date

1945 to 1947

Description

A view of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules.

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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, circa 1946

Date

1945 to 1947

Description

A view of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules.

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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, circa 1946

Date

1945 to 1947

Description

A view of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules.

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