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Photograph of Howard Hughes emerging from his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947
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Archival Collection
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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.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference next to his DC-3, New York, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Map showing the course of Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight, 1938
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 08
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Howard Hughes wearing an American Airways uniform, approximately 1938-1945
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
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Crowd pressing forward for a glimpse of Howard Hughes in his car, 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Howard Hughes and others standing on stage in front of a crowd in Chicago, 1938
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
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