A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
Description given with photo: "The Senator's Lady Is Sympathetic, Washington, D.C. - Mrs. Claude Pepper, wife of the Senator from Florida, is shown shaking hands with Howard Hughes, millionaire plane-builder, as he emerged from the Senate War Investigating Committee hearing room after yesterday's session on the witness stand. Mrs. Pepper has been a constant spectator at the hearings. Standing beside Hughes is tome Slack, his counsel. Photo by G.B. Kress. 8/9/47.
Howard Hughes sitting on a bed and putting on his shoe. Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel j/14/36."
Howard Hughes on the telephone, with shaving cream on his face. Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel j/14/36."
Howard Hughes on the telephone, with shaving cream on his face. Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel j/14/36."