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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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Photograph a crowd awaiting watching Howard Hughes land, New York, July 14, 2013
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view Mayor Laguardia and Grover Whelen watched Howard Hughes land in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Mayor Laguardia (left) and Grover Whelen looking skyward as they see the approaching Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers complete A Round The World flight, 7-24-38. (Press Association)."
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Howard Hughes in cockpit of Lockheed-14 before take-off from Floyd Bennet Field in New York, 1938 July 10
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at a parade held for himself in Chicago.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (bottom row, fourth from the right) standing with a group of unidentified men possibly in Texas.
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