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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 the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Lockheed 14 airplane, July 5, 1938
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes walking with several men, July 1938
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 1938
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Lockheed 14 in New York, 1938 July 09
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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