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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Crowd Greets Hughes On Arrival In Capital, Washington D.C. -- Howard Hughes and his companions came to Washington July 21, to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for the State Department's co-operation on their record world flight, and incidentally to be feted at a luncheon of the Press Club. The photo shows Hughes, in park suit and black hat, as he was led through a huge crowd on his arrival at the Washington Airport. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38 (NY FOR)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in France, July 11, 1938
Date
1938-07-11
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes being surrounded by crowds and the press in front of his Lockheed 14 aircraft.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Chicago, July 29, 1938
Date
1938-07-29
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago crowd greeting Howard Hughes when he arrived there."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Paris, France, July 17, 1938
Date
1938-07-17
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes surrounded by people in Paris, France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes after arriving at Paris to complete the first leg of a round-the-world flight. 7-11-38."
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking world flight. New York, New York."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from right) and employees, visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston Texas in 1938.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "July 14, 1938: Tired and bearded, Howard Hughes was surrounded as he left his plane at the municipal airport (World-Chamberlain Field) to secure weather information before leaving Minneapolis to complete his record-breaking around-the-world flight-- the fastest flight ever made in circumnavigating the globe. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions 325 City Hall Minneapolis, Minn."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men in New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes in New York after making a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask."
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New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia welcoming Howard Hughes and his four-man crew after around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
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 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes guest at National Press Club. Washington, D. C. -- After personally thanking Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his assistance in clearing the way for their round-the-world flight, Howard Hugehs and his four daring companions were guests at a luncheon of the National Press Club here, July 21st. Here Hughes is shown as he was congratulated at the club by Major General Oscar Westover, Chief of the Army Air Corps. Left to right: Howard Hughes, Constantine A. Dumansky, Counselor of the Soviet Embassy: General Westover, Jesse Jones, Chairman of the R. F. C. and Count De Saint-Quentin, the French Embassador."
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