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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hercules Rolls Across Pontoon Bridge, Long Beach, Calif. -- The 220-foot, 60-ton fuselage-full, last section of Howard Hughes' $20,000,000 Flying Boat rolls across tricky pontoon bridge in Long Beach to complete a 28-mile trip to assembly dock at Terminal Island, Calif. The air giant is expected to try its wings early next year. Credit Line (ACME) NY."
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Photograph of aircraft Howard Hughes is test flying, Culver City, May 03, 1947.
Date
1947-05-03
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the first passenger plane equipped with radar that Howard Hughes is flying in Culver City, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the first XF-11, Culver City, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his XF-11 before its first test flight.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick in front of the Northrop Gamma racer, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick in front of the Northrop Gamma Racer.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938
Date
1938-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes inside and at the controls of the Spruce Goose in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, November 1, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes on the flight deck of his Flying Boat, Nov. 1, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and assistant in the cockpit of the HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat), circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes with assistant in the cockpit of the Flying Boat, circa 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Terminal Island, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Interviewed By Newsmen After Flight - Terminal Island, Calif. : Photo shows Howard Hughes surrounded by radio interviewers, reporters, and well-wishers after he tested his flying boat the "HK-1" in Los Angeles harbor. He surprised onlookers by taking the huge 200-ton seaplane into the air for a mile flight at the altitude of 70 feet, with a speed of 100 M.P.H, then landing the craft with a very safe landing. Photo by Al Monteverge. 1-03-47."
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Photograph of a map showing the course of Howard Hughes' Round the World flight, circa 1938
Date
1938 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a map showing the path Howard Hughes took on his Round the World trip.
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