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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 in Lake Mead, 1943

Date

1943

Description

A view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 plane crash in Lake Mead.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and the Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Poised For Trial Run, San Pedro, Calif.: Two engineers are dwarfed by the four right wing engines of Howard Hughes' mammoth plywood flying boat as the 200-tom craft is readied for taxi tests in Los Angeles harbor on November 1st. While completing taxi runs on the following day, Hughes casually lifted the big plane into the air for an unscheduled half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Howard Cannon attending the Paris Air Show in France: photographic print

Date

1979-06

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 21, 1938

Date

1938-07-21

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes guest at National Press Club. Washington, D. C. -- After personally thanking Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his assistance in clearing the way for their round-the-world flight, Howard Hugehs and his four daring companions were guests at a luncheon of the National Press Club here, July 21st. Here Hughes is shown as he was congratulated at the club by Major General Oscar Westover, Chief of the Army Air Corps. Left to right: Howard Hughes, Constantine A. Dumansky, Counselor of the Soviet Embassy: General Westover, Jesse Jones, Chairman of the R. F. C. and Count De Saint-Quentin, the French Embassador."

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Photograph of a diagram of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 monoplane, July, 11, 1938

Date

1938-07-11

Description

A diagram of Hughes' record-making Lockheed Plane. Typed on a piece of paper included with the image:"Pictured above is a diagram showing the construction and the special features of the Lockheed 14 monoplane in which Howard Hughes and his picked crew of four made their record flight from New York City to Paris, France, on their dash around the world. Credit line (Aero Digest from ACME) 7/11/1938."

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Photograph of Milton Weiss, Howard Cannon, Clay Lynch, and Grant Sawyer, Las Vegas, circa early 1960s

Date

1960 to 1965

Description

From left to right, Milton Weiss, North Las Vegas City Treasurer; Howard Cannon, Nevada U. S. Senator; Clay Lynch, North Las Vegas City Manager; and Grant Sawyer, Governor of Nevada, posing together for an award in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Howard Cannon with Dan Blocker who played Hoss Cartwright in the "Bonanza" television series: photographic print

Date

1965 (year approximate) to 1966 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon, Edward R. Folsom, and Rear Admiral Ignatius J. Galantin speaking to each other: photographic print

Date

1961-11

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his DC-3, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The photo was taken right before or after his first flight since the nearly fatal XF-11 crash in 1946.

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