Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project
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A view of Howard Hughes (left), California Governor Frank Merriam (center, front), and Will Hays (center, back) at a banquet held for Howard Hughes in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers.
Description given with photo: "Subpoena Served On Hughes, Washington: A subpoena ordering Howard Hughes to produce the records and files of the Hughes Too Co. is served to him by Francis D. Flanagan, assistant chief investigator for the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. It was issued by committee chairman Senator Homer Ferguson and served in the Senate Caucus Room, Aug. 8. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."
Description given with photo: "Pensive, Washington: Howard Hughes, millionaire plane manufacturer, ponders a question put to him during today's session (Aug. 6) of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. The subcommittee is investigating Hughes' war plane contracts. Credit line (ACME). 8/6/47."
Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project
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Collection Number: MS-01178 Collection Name: Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project Box/Folder: Digital File 00