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Howard Cannon in flight gear with an unidentified man in front of an aircraft: photographic print

Date

1959 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Air Force Photo by Nellis Air Force Base Nevada"

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Exterior of new Bank of Nevada: photographic print

Date

1958-11-09

Description

Historic Events in Henderson's History. New Bank of Nevada. (7 West Pacific, Henderson, Nevada.) It opened February 8, 1954.

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New York New York Hotel stock images: 120mm slides, 1997 to 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hank deLespinasse Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00454
Collection Name: Hank deLespinasse Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 29

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes surrounded by newspapermen, Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes (second from left) surrounded by newspapermen in Los Angeles and telling them about his Round-The-World flight. 8/1/38. (Press Association)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."

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Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1940

Description

A distant view of one of Howard Hughes' planes.

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Photograph of one of Howard Hughes' planes, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1940

Description

A distant view of one of Howard Hughes' planes.

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Report: "The New York Racing Association: Racing in New York, Past Present Future", 1997

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 167

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes as he waited for refueling at Minneapolis before starting his home stretch flight to Floyd Bennett Field to complete round the world flight."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Hull of "Hercules" Starts Journey to Assembly Dock, Culver City, Calif. - The 220-foot-long fuselage of Howard Hughes' gigantic airplane crawls down the highway on truck dollies after leaving the Culver City, Calif., plant. the hull is on its way to the graving dock for assembly at Terminal Island, Calif., 28 miles away. Note size of man on top of hull. NY EUR CAN. Credit (ACME) 6/16/46"

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