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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Scope and Contents
Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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First test flight of the XF-11 at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California, 1946 July 07
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
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Hughes Flying Boat in dry dock at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor; Howard Hughes and Jack Jerman can be seen on the platform in the background, 1947 November 01
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Newspaper clipping, bound volume, Howard Hughes, associates, Caddo Company films, and Hughes' aviation activities; Book VIII, 1932 October 02 to 1933 February 24
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 099 (Restrictions apply)
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Howard Cannon confers with President Jimmy Carter: photographic print, 1977 July
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15
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Howard Cannon tallying returns to a questionnaire: photographic print, 1967 July 26
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Howard B. Lewis regarding employee regulations and contracts, 1929 April 01 to 1932 July 22
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 489 (Restrictions apply)
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Cross Country Pipeline sewer line and soil product sheets, 1988
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering: Houston Lumber product data sheets and architectural sheet index, 1988
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: J. A. Tiberti Construction Records
Box/Folder: Box 094
Archival Component
Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company photographs, 1917-1997
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company from 1917 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict factories, laboratories, and tools produced by the Hughes Tool Company. The Hughes Aircraft Company was founded in 1932 as a division of Hughes Tool Company.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component