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Press release captioned "Army Air Force Planes Salute Howard Hughes"

Date

1946-08-01

Description

Press release describes Army Air Forces circling over Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles to salute Howard Hughes, who was recovering the from the crash of his XF-11 aircraft. Contains texts of telegrams to Hughes from Army Air Forces Commanding General Carl Spaatz and Twelfth Air Force Brigadier General John P. Doyle.

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An up close view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car and waving at the crowd during a parade held for Hughes in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes drinking water, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes drinking what seems to be a glass of water. There are onlookers behind him. Written on back: "Howard Hughes and plane." Presumably the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943

Date

1942 to 1944

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943

Date

1942 to 1944

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943

Date

1942 to 1944

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943

Date

1942 to 1944

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting down holding a sheet a paper. An unidentified man is sitting across from him.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943

Date

1942 to 1944

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

A view of Howard Hughes alighting from his plane, possibly in Floyd Bennet Airfield in 1938.

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