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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (second from the right) standing with other unidentified men near his plane in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Washington, D. C., July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes Guest at National Press Club. Washington, D. C. -- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire round-the-world flyer is pictured as he spoke at the National Press Club here, July 21st, where he and his four companions were guests at a luncheon of the club. Hughes and the members of his crew on the flight visited Washington to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his assistance in the clearing of their plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38."

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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946

Date

1946-06-12

Description

Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."

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Howard Hughes taking off from Newark, New Jersey for Indianapolis, Indiana, 1936 January

Level of Description

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 01

Archival Component

Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Various people at a banquet for Howard Hughes.

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"The Amazing Howard Hughes", undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and men at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (2nd from right) with group of men inside the Hughes Tool Company shop in Houston.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's airplane, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

A view of Howard Hughes's plane, possibly the Boeing Stratoliner, and mechanics below its propellers.

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