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Howard Hughes at his desk at Hughes Aircraft Company, 1947

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 04

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, August 26, 1939

Date

1939-08-26

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes is shown entering his Boeing Stratoliner at Glendale, Calif 8/26/39"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 12, 1947

Date

1947-08-12

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Off For California, Washington: Howard Hughes waves farewell to the large crowd on hand at Washington National Airport Aug. 12 to see him off following the adjournment of the Senate hearing on his plane contracts. Hughes left for California in his own plane. Credit Line (ACME) 8/12/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1935-1945

Date

1935 to 1945

Description

L-R: Dick Goddard, (?) Connor, Howard Hughes, Al Lodrinek (sp?), Edward Lund, Tommy (?).

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Howard Hughes test-piloting the XF-11, Culver City, California, 1947 April 05

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 11

Archival Component

Howard Hughes test-piloting the XF-11, Culver City, California, 1947 April 05

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 11

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 09, 1947

Date

1947-08-09

Description

Description given with photo: "Ferguson Questions Hughes, Washington: While Howard Hughes listens through a headset, Sen. Homer Ferguson (R, Ich.) questions him during a session of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. Flanking Ferguson are (left) Chief Committee Counsel William P. Rogers and Assistant Chief Committee Investigator Francis Flanagan. At Hughes right is T.A. Slack, attorney for the Hughes Tool Co. Credit (ACME) 8/9/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in cockpit of the second XF-11, April 4, 1947

Date

1947-04-04

Description

Howard Hughes is seen sitting in the cockpit of the second XF-11 prototype, April 4, 1947.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14, New York, circa 1920s-1950s

Date

1920 to 1959

Description

Howard Hughes landing in the Lockheed 14 in New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes lands in New York in flight from coast New York City-- the huge Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" of Howard Hughes, oil millionaire and air speed racer, being taxied to its hangar at Floyd Bennet field here, July 4th, shortly after landing on its leisurely trip from the Pacific Coast. Hughes and his crew will take off in it next week on a flight to Paris which may be followed by a flight around the world."

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Photogrpah of the Howard Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937

Date

1936 to 1938

Description

The black and white view of the Hughes H-1 Racer in a hangar.

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