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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
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Photograph of a diagram of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane, July, 11, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of a crowd watching Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, circa July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes speaking to the press, Culver City, California, July 30, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947
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