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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes' 400,000 pound Flying Boat flying 70 feet above the water for one-mile during taxi tests over the Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship, but it "felt so good" on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water on the third and final run, which is shown in the photo.
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Leon Hughes, son of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes, in front of the "old motel" located on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Hughes believes the motel was constructed around 1920 by the Pahrump Valley Company, under the ownership of Isodore Dockweiler, to house Dockweiler and his associates when they visited the ranch. It featured a screened porch, one bathroom, running water, a flush toilet, a kitchen, and four bedrooms. The "motel" burned down in the early 1940s.
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Photograph of crowd witnessing the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. Notice workers raising the power lines so the fuselage could pass underneath.
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, California, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes Aircraft HK-1 "Flying Boat" floating in Los Angeles Harbor.
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Fourth of July menu, July 4, 1899, Hotel Savoy
Date
1899-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Restaurant: Hotel Savoy Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Senate Intern Brian Greenspun with Howard Cannon: photographic print
Date
1980-11-20
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
Picture of people taking a tour of the New York Mine in Silver City.
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Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of houses on a hill near the New York Mine in Silver City.
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Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940
Date
1930 to 1940
Archival Collection
Description
A picture of people taking a tour of the New York Mine in Silver City.
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Photograph of radio operators, July 13, 1938
Date
1938-07-13
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of radio operators keeping in touch with Howard Hughes during his travels.
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