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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Director of Research, 1979-1980

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 09

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Takes Off - Pedro, Calif. : With all eight motors roaring, Howard Hughes' giant plywood flying boat skims across the surface of Los Angeles harbor at 95 miles per hour on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, Hughes lifted the plane into the air for an unscheduled half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes descending the stairway of the Constellation 069 plane, Washington D.C., April 17, 1944

Date

1944-04-17

Description

Howard Hughes descending a stairway from Constellation 069, at the Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. in 1944.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes (waving) seated in an automobile that was used in a parade dedicated to Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.

Image

Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1940

Description

A view of an unidentified plane with its propellers protected.

Image

Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1940

Description

A view from below of an unidentified aircraft being hoisted on a crane.

Image

Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1940

Description

A view from below of an unidentified aircraft being hoisted on a crane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto the back of the image: "New York welcomes Howard Hughes. Howard Hughes and Mayor La Guardia in car. 7/15/38."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane taking off, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft taking off on a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane taking off from Minneapolis."

Image

Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

The black and white view of an unidentified aircraft that is possibly being hoisted above or lowered to the ground.

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