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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat fuselage in transport, California, June 15, 1945
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Archival Collection
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of a section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 1946
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Archival Component
Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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Broadway during the ticker-tape reception accorded Howard Hughes and his four crew members in recognition of their around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: commercial insulation product sheets, 1987
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 093
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Kemp Monument architectural drawings, 1988
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: M & H Building Specialties architectural drawings, 1988
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 095
Archival Component
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Universal Roofers correspondence and specifications, 1988
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 096
Archival Component