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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, March 2, 1938
Date
1938-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in an Ambassador Hotel suite, Los Angeles, California, March 2, 1938.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "World flyers stop at St. Paul--Minneapolis, Minn-- Howard Hughes, wealthy sportsman flyer, is shown facing camera as he was interviewed by reporters during his brief stop at the twin cities en route to New York, where he completed the trip in record time. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38."
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The marquee of the 44th Street Theatre, New York City: photographic print
Date
1890 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
The marquee of the 44th Street Theatre, New York City. Grace Hayes' name is on the marquee for the show "A Night in Spain."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946
Date
1946-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the new XF-11 reconnaissance plane which he designed and built in conjuntion with Air Material Command engineers. He is preparing for its first flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, it can attain a speed of over 400 miles per hour."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the first XF-11, Culver City, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his XF-11 airplane before his first test flight.
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Photograph of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14, New York, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Hiram "Tommy" Thurlow and the Lockheed 14 aircraft in New York, New York. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Readying Hughes' plane for Paris flight. New York City-- Mechanics hastened to put Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane in shape for a flight from Floyd Bennett Airport here, to Paris. Motor trouble forced postponement and helpers were working under injunction to have the ship ready for a takeoff "at the earliest possible moment," July 9. Photo shows: Lieut, Thomas A. Thurlow, navigator, calibrating compass on plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/9/1938."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a mechanic in France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description written on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes is shown checking his plane at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-11-38"
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Edward P. Mulrooney, City of New York, New York Police Commissioner, foreword on gun control, approximately 1930 to 1931
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 056 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 056 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of the fuselage of the Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Culver City, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from right) and employees, visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston Texas in 1938.
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