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Howard Hughes with two others inside the Hughes Tool Company factory, 1938 July 30

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 05

Archival Component

Howard Hughes and employees visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas, 1938 July 30

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 08

Archival Component

Photograph of Lost City restorations and Lake Mead, Nevada, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Lost City restorations with Lake Mead in the distance.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance. (1938)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference next to his DC-3, New York, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes giving a news conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

Image

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs

Identifier

PH-00321

Abstract

The Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs contain black-and-white photographs of businessman and entrepreneur Howard Hughes and his companies from 1916 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict Hughes alongside his aircraft, including the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance plane and the HK-1 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat." The photographs also cover the companies owned by Hughes, including Hughes Tool Company, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Electronics Corporation, and RKO Pictures.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

A view of Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam (left to right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Ed Lund, and Harry Connor, Houston, Texas July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes standing with others in Houston, Texas, during a celebration of his around-the-world event.

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Photograph of Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

A view of Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam (left to right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

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