Search Results
Howard Hughes sitting in his XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Archival Component
Program, ticket stub, and other memorabilia for Zumanity at New York-New York, 2003
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Show Programs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00333
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Show Programs
Box/Folder: Box 02
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Collection on Las Vegas, Nevada Show Programs
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
Image
Las Vegas Strip and construction of the New York, New York Hotel-Casino, 1990s
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00382
Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 26
Collection Name: Culinary Workers Union Local 226 Las Vegas, Nevada Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 26
Archival Component
New York New York Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, approximately 1997
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Bill Willard Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00333
Collection Name: Bill Willard Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: Bill Willard Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at a parade held for himself in Chicago.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and others at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes, N.E. Boehm, and an unidentified man examining machinery in the Hughes Tool Company plant.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northrop Gamma Racer talking to an unidentified individual.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northrop Gamma Racer talking to an unidentified individual.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes at a luncheon, March 4, 1937
Date
1937-03-04
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Attending the Advertising Club Luncheon in his honor, Howard Hughes is shown with (left to right) Eddie Rickenbacher, Frank Hawks, H. B. Lequattes, and Dick Merrill.
Image