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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Hughes takes off on flight to Paris. Floyd Bennett Field, New York City-- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire speed flyer, pictured in the nose of his Hughes Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as Hughes and his picked crew of four prepared for the take-off to Paris and probably around the world on July 10th. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the giant ship lifted from the field to follow the trail blazed by Chrales A. Lindbergh. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his parade for Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Leaving City Hall - 7/15/38. (Daily News)."

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New Year's Eve 1913, dinner menu, Brigham's Hotel and Cafe

Date

1912-12-31 to 1913-01-01

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Two menus are shown inside, one is the "Table d'Hote" and the other is à la carte; both are served from 8:30 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. The prix fixe for the table d'hote is $2.50, with cocktails and cordials extra. Cover is embossed with holly leaves and features the hotel logo and an illustration of a ballerina. Cover illustration has an illegible artist's signature. Menu is tied with a dark red tassel Restaurant: Brigham's Hotel and Café Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Text

Photograph of a luncheon for the completion of Howard Hughes' Round the World flight, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Fete, Hughes, and crew at Luncheon. Left to right at the head of the table are Harry P. Connor, navigator of the Hughes plane, Grover Whalen, Howard hughes, Mayor Fiorello Laguardia of New York City, Thomas Thurlow, Navigator, Richard Stoddart, radio engineer, and Edward Lund, flight engineer. At the bottom center of the photo is William Randolph Hearst, Jr., son of the publisher. 7/15/38"

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Howard Hughes standing on the outside steps of City Hall as he poses for pictures in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, April 21, 1936

Date

1936-04-21

Description

Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and an unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field after record flight from Miami to New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "City Hall steps - 7/15/38. (Daily News)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes reception at City Hall - 7/15/38. (Press Association)."

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Howard Booth Papers

Identifier

MS-00868

Abstract

The Howard Booth Papers are comprised of the personal papers of environmental activist Howard Booth from 1964 to 2017. The collection includes information about Booth's efforts to help turn Red Rock Canyon into a National Conservation Area. Booth was a member of multiple conservation organizations and the collection includes meeting minutes and newsletters from the Toiyabe chapter of the Sierra Club. The collection also contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, official reports, newsletters, and meeting minutes collected by Booth from various environmental organizations. The papers also include numerous photographic slides with handwritten captions Booth took of Red Rock and the surrounding area from the early 1980s to 2000s.

Archival Collection

Map of economical features of parts of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, January 8, 1878

Date

1878-01-08

Description

37 x 49 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Atlas sheet no. 69(B)." "Issued Jan'y 8th 1878." "Expeditions of 1874-1875 & 1877 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. "Weyss, Lang & Herman, del." "By order of the honorable the Secretary of War." "Under the direction of Brig. General A. A. Hunphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.

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