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Howard Cannon visits Grumman Aircraft Engineering Plant at Bethpage, Long Island, New York: photographic print

Date

1962-08

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon visits Grumman Aircraft Engineering Plant at Bethpage, Long Island, New York: photographic print

Date

1962-08

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of the Lockheed L-14 Super Electra surrounded by crowds in New York.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of the Lockheed L-14 Super Electra surrounded by crowds in New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.

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New York-New York - Exterior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph

Date

2006

Description

From the Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs (PH-00419).

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New York-New York - Interior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph

Date

2006

Description

From the Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs (PH-00419).

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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing on stage, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing on a stage with other unidentified men and women in front of a crowd in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (second from right) posing with other unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

A view of Howard Hughes inside and at the controls of the Spruce Goose in Long Beach, California.

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