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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Hawthorne, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Power Lines Removed for Giant Flying Boat Hawthorne, Calif. -- Pacific Electric workers remove power lines in the way of Howard Hughes' 220-foot-long Flying Boat fuselage as it inches its way as Hawthorne, Calif., enroute to plane assembly as Terminal Island, Calif. The gigantic hull requires highway clearance of 40 feet. NY Credit (ACME) 6/16/46."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes installing radar, Culver City, California, May 03, 1947

Date

1947-05-03

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Pilots Radar-Equipped Plane Culver City, Calif. -- First passenger plane equipped with radar is flown in demonstration May 1st by Howard Hughes (left) and co-pilot R.C. Loomis over Culver City. Pilots using this equipment will be warned of approaching obstacles by lights flashing on radar panel. Two lights (lefts) with 2,000-foot range, are used to guarantee clearance over mountains; two lights (right) with 500-foot range, are a safety device for approaches and landings. Either set of lights warns against approaching aircraft. Trans-World Airline plans to install radar on its passenger planes. Credit (ACME) 5-3-47."

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Photos from New York productions, 1980-1988

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Joshua Abbey Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00820
Collection Name: Joshua Abbey Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

City College New York assignments, 1925 to 1929

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Arnold Shaw Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00432
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
Box/Folder: Box 10

Archival Component

Postcard of Jesse Pearl Howard Johnson Manor, early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

A portrait photograph of a young Jesse Pearl Howard Johnson Manor, possibly in Nevada.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in front of his biplane, Miami, 1934

Date

1934

Description

Howard Hughes standing in front of his biplane holding a trophy after winning the 1934 All-American Air Meet in Miami, Florida.

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Postcard of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

The black and white view of crowds surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield near Paris, France.

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Postcard of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

The black and white view of photographers and crowds of people at Le Bourget Airfield, Paris.

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Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, April 12, 1938

Date

1938-04-12

Description

Black and white image of the downstream face of Hoover Dam and its power plant at night, as seen from the lower portal road at the dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

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Photograph of Joe Andre's restaurant and store, Beatty (Nev.), 1938

Date

1938

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of Joe Andre's restaurant and store. According to the original description, the house is old Jesse Christensen's home which Andre remodeled according to Lorraine Thomas Perry.

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