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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a drawn-in mustache, October 11, 1956

Date

1956-10-11

Description

Portrait of Howard Hughes with a drawn-in mustache.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst crowd, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Written on back: "Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, 1/37."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Mayor Laguardia on the steps of City Hall receiving Howard Hughes and his Globe Girdlers. They are (L-to-R) Ed Lund, Richard Stoddart, Thomas Thurlow, Laguardia, Howard Hughes, and Harry Connor. 7-15-38. (Press Association)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a crowd with the Hughes XH-17, October 23, 1952

Date

1952-10-23

Description

Howard Hughes (second from left) standing under the blade of the XH-17, Flying Crane with L-R: Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed, Assistant; Colonel Carl E. Jackson, Air Research and Development Headquarters; Gale. J. Moore, Pilot; Chal Bowen?, Flight Engineer/Co-Pilot; unidentified pilot. Photographers are seen in the foreground.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes with the H-1 Racer, circa 1935-1937

Date

1935 to 1937

Description

Howard Hughes, holding a pilot's helmet, is seen standing beside the H-1 Racer. The plane's registration number, NR 258Y, is painted on its rudder.

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Howard Hughes' personal life, 1941-1987

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The series on Howard Hughes’ personal life dates from 1941-1987 and is primarily composed of reference files of newspaper clippings that document Howard Hughes’ life as an aviation leader, studio owner, philanthropist, and Las Vegas developer. His moves to Managua, Nicaragua, Vancouver, British Columbia, London, England, the Bahamas, and Acapulco, Mexico near the end of his life are also well documented as are his ex-wives, death, and the legal fight for his estate. The series also includes transcripts of radio and television interviews, magazine articles, and books about Hughes. There are also a number of biographies on Hughes, press releases, and correspondence between between Carl Byoir & Associates staff and individuals or organizations.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes in his plane, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes posing in the cockpit of his plane, probably the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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