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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes' 400,000 pound Flying Boat flying 70 feet above the water for one-mile during taxi tests over the Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship, but it "felt so good" on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water on the third and final run, which is shown in the photo.
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Howard Cannon with an unidentified man: photographic print
Date
1991-02-13
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon with an unidentified group: photographic print
Date
1980-11
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon seated at a conference: photographic print
Date
1959 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of crowd witnessing the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was 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 June 1946. Notice workers raising the power lines so the fuselage could pass underneath.
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Portrait of Howard W. Cannon: photographic print
Date
1949
Archival Collection
Description
From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171). Howard W. Cannon-City Attorney.
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Days Inn Town Hall Casino: postcard
Date
1980 (year approximate) to 1999 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
Town Hall Casino, (a Days Inn property), near the Strip in Las Vegas. (n.d.) There is a map on the back of the brochure.
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, California, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes Aircraft HK-1 "Flying Boat" floating in Los Angeles Harbor.
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Howard and Dorothy Cannon with campaign workers and Lucille May: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Screen Writers Guild and Gale Sondergaard articles on "Defeat Hughes" movement regarding communist accusations, newspaper clippings, 1952 May 05 to 1952 May 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 422 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 422 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component