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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."

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Howard Hughes notes on film development, 1931 July 06 to 1932 February 23

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 056 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Catalogue of plays produced in New York, New York available for motion picture use by Sidney R. Fleisher, 1940

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 266 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes, Niagara Falls, New York, July 24, 1955

Date

1955-07-24

Description

A group of the Las Vegas High School Rhythmettes posing in front of the Cave-of-the-Winds in Niagara Falls, New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and officers, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes at the World's Fair giving police time to keep any admirers away at a safe distance.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes standing in the doorway of his plane and shaking the hand of an unidentified individual amongst a crowd of men at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a drawn-in mustache, October 11, 1956

Date

1956-10-11

Description

Portrait of Howard Hughes with a drawn-in mustache.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Glendale, California, circa 1937

Date

1936 to 1938

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in an unidentified plane surrounded by unnamed people in Glendale, California. Printed on a paper included with the photograph: "Howard Hughes is shown at Glendale, Calif., after a nonstop flight from Chicago. (Press Association) (H.H. 16)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' XF-11, California, circa 1946

Date

1946

Description

A view of Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, October 13, 1946

Date

1946-10-13

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules preparing for taxi tests in Long Beach, California.

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