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Photograph of Howard Hughes beside his Douglas DC-3 plane, New York, 1947
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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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Howard Hughes with two others inside the Hughes Tool Company factory, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Howard Hughes and employees visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 08
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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938
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Howard Hughes getting out of cabin door of Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York, 1938 July 14
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing near Douglas DC-3, New York, 1947
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Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938
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