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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938

Date

1938-01-15

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Howard Hughes being carried ashore after arrival in amphibian airplane at U.S. Coast Guard Station, Jamaica Bay, B.W.I.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Hughes takes off on flight to Paris. Floyd Bennett Field, New York City-- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire speed flyer, pictured in the nose of his Hughes Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as Hughes and his picked crew of four prepared for the take-off to Paris and probably around the world on July 10th. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the giant ship lifted from the field to follow the trail blazed by Chrales A. Lindbergh. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Lockheed-14 plane, Le Bourget, France, July 11, 1938

Date

1938-07-11

Description

Howard Hughes surrounded by a crowd at Le Bourget Field in France, in front of a Lockheed-14, July 11, 1938. Le Bourget (Airport : Le Bourget, France)

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Photograph of Virginia City, Nevada, circa early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1910

Description

Virginia City, Nevada.

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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: ""The End of Hughes' Record-Smashing World Flight, New York City: Howard hughes' giant Lockheed taxiing down the runway at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14, at the end of the record-smashing flight around the world. The plane came to a rest at the field with Hughes and his picked crew of four just 3 days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes after it had taken off from the field on its flight around the world. Credit line (ACME). 7/14/38. IA For.""

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Photographs related to Howard Hughes and his companies, 1960 to 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01146
Collection Name: Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
Box/Folder: Box 04

Archival Component

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.

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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.

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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.

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