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New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia welcoming Howard Hughes and his four-man crew after around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12
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Photograph of Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
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Photograph of police men awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Ed Lund, and Harry Connor, Houston, Texas July 30, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
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Photograph of Howard in Washington, D. C., July 1938
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others in front of the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952
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