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Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people gathering to greet Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "17. Rail birds, part of crowd that waited all nite. International news. (Evening Herald)."

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Howard Hughes Executive Tower murals, Paradise, Nevada, 1998

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Robert Beckmann Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 10

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Diploma Ceremony program

Date

1995-05-13

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists

Description

Commencement program from University of Nevada, Las Vegas Commencement Programs and Graduation Lists (UA-00115).

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Photograph of a crowd surrounding Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938

Date

1938-08-02

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper given with the image: "As Los Angeles Welcomed Howard Hughes Los Angeles, Cal. -- The crowd gathered around the world-circling plane of Howard Hughes in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal as Hughes and his companions on his record-breaking world flight alighted from the plane to receive the welcome home of Southern California. Hughes put his plane down at the airport and taxied it into the hangar all before alighting with his companions. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38 NY."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 03, 1947

Date

1947-11-03

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Description

Description given with photo: "Before Surprise Flight, Long Beach, Calif.: No longer land-locked, Howard Hughes' 200-ton flying boat, world's largest plane, rides free in Los Angeles harbor after being floated for the first time. The builder and pilot later took the controversial plane into the air for a surprise one-mile flight during taxing trials. Credit (ACME) 11-3-47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with his crew on the HK-1 Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

Date

1947

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs

Description

Howard Hughes on the flight deck of the HK-1, Flying Boat (the largest plane in the world) discussing with his flight engineer and radio operator, Dave Evans, the plans for the next day's taxi testing of the 400,000 pound craft. The flight deck occupies the upper level in the nose of the 219-foot hull. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Howard Cannon at Sullivan County International Airport, White Lake, New York: photographic print

Date

1970-06-26 (approximate) to 1970-06-27 (approximate)

Archival Collection

Howard Cannon Photograph Collection

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Samuels, Howard J., "The Off-track Betting Experiment in New York", 1973

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 089

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Photograph of Lily Pons, Howard Hughes, and Errol Flynn, Beverly Hills, California, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Description

Howard Hughes sitting in between party attendees Lily Pons (left) and Errol Flynn (right) at a dining table located in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Text printed on an attached strip of paper: "At cocktail party given by singing star Los Angeles, Cal. -- Lily Pons, singing star; Howard Hughes, noted flier, and Errol Flynn (left to right) at the cocktail party given by Miss Pons at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Credit Line (ACME) 11/8/38 NY LON PAR."

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Howard Hughes entering the hull of the Hughes Flying Boat with Joe Petrali, assistant director of service and flight, 1947

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Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 11

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