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Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946

Date

1946-06-13

Description

Description given with photo: "Wing of World's Largest Plane Moved, Culver city, Calif. - One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' Hercules inches toward Los Angeles harbor from Culver City, Calif., on house-moving dollies. Moving along at two miles an hour to Terminal Island for assembly, the wings will be followed in the 28-mile journey in a few days by the fuselage. Second wing section can be seen in rear. Credit Line (ACME) 6/13/46."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, November 1, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, Nov. 1, 1947.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

An overhead view of a parade procession celebrating Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of the front of Howard Hughes' Hercules in Hawthorne, California.

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Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943

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 04

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

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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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Testify On Behalf Of Hughes, Washington: Four of the nine witnesses summoned before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee to testify on behalf of Howard Hughes stand behind the plane builder (seated, right) and his attorney, Thomas A. Slack (seated, left), November 8. they are (left to right) John B. Parkinson, listed as representative of the national Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; Edward Schwartz, listed as a former member of the Air Force Evaluation Boar; E. A. Peterman, and Glen Odekirk, an executive of the Hughes' Plant. Credit (ACME) 11/08/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes surrounded by newspapermen, Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes (second from left) surrounded by newspapermen in Los Angeles and telling them about his Round-The-World flight. 8/1/38. (Press Association)."

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Photograph of the Howard Hughes operations headquarters, Hollywood, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Headquarters and communications center for Howard Hughes operations.

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