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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, circa 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being assembled in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in a hangar in New York, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in a hangar in New York, New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes's Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport herem to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff, July 9, "at the earliest possible moment." Photo shows: Mechanics working on the plane inside the hangar at Floyd Bennett Field. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
Date
1938-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes (left) and California Governor Frank Merriam (right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and pilots in the cockpit of the Flying Boat, November 1, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Trascribed from attached press release: " Howard Hughes (wearing hat) talks over details of tomorrow's initial taxi testing of his 24,000 horsepower flying boat, Nov. 1, 1947." Hughes is standing between Chal Bowen(?) (left) and Gale J. Moore (right).
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 01, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes At Controls Of Sky Giant For Taxi Tests - Long Beach, Cal. : Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder, flyer and movie maker, is shown at the controls of the world's largest flying boat prior to taking the 400,000-pound craft out for taxi tests on Los Angeles Harbor. The plane, which figured in the Senate investigation of Hughes' wartime activities last summer, is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 320 feet. It was launched today, but will not be air tested until next spring. Shortly after this photo was made it was announced that taxi tests had been postponed. 11/1/47."
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