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Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, 1938

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

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Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, 1938

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

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Books about Howard Hughes, 1971-1976

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 46

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Boeing Stratoliner, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

A view from below showing the nose and propellers of one of Howard Hughes's Stratoliner.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner during take off or landing.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner during take off or landing.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

A view of the back of Howard Hughes' Boeing Stratoliner during take off or landing.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes on ladder under the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers.

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Photograph of a crowd awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Tumultuous welcome awaits world fliers here Floyd Bennett Airport, N.Y. -- Policemen lined up on the field here awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes and his companions, New York bound from Minneapolis, on the last leg of their epochal Round-The-World flight. By noon, a crowd of 6,000 persons had gathered at the airport, and it was increasing by the moment. Credit line (ACME). 7/14/38."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing beside his modified biplane, circa 1934

Date

1934

Description

Howard Hughes standing beside his modified Boeing 100 biplane that won the Trujillo Trophy.

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