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Howard Cannon with Lieutenant General Bernard Schriever inspecting Discoverer XIII: photographic print
Date
1960-08
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). The photo shows Howard Cannon, a member of the Senate Space and Armed Services Committee with General Bernard Schriever, Head of Air Research and Development.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes In Good Humor As He Takes The Stand Again, Washington, D.C. - Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder and movie maker, takes the witness stand this morning before the Senate committee which is investigating his wartime plane contracts. His huge seaplane has taken to the air in the interim between his first appearance in Washington and the current visit, a fact that might account for his undeniable good humor and broad smile. Photo by G.B. Kress. 11/10/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "July 14, 1938: Tired and bearded, Howard Hughes was surrounded as he left his plane at the municipal airport (World-Chamberlain Field) to secure weather information before leaving Minneapolis to complete his record-breaking around-the-world flight-- the fastest flight ever made in circumnavigating the globe. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions 325 City Hall Minneapolis, Minn."
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Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, October 15, 1907
Date
1907-10-15
Archival Collection
Description
Letter from C. A. Earle Rinker to his mother, October 15, 1907
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Galt House, menu, Sunday, October 15, 1882
Date
1882-10-15
Archival Collection
Description
Restaurant: Galt House (Louisville, Ky.) Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes arriving at Senate War Invest. Hearing with Noah Dietrich, right, Vice Pre. of Hughes Tool Co."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the controls of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat in Long Beach, California. Howard Hughes is second from the left.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the controls of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat in Long Beach, California. Howard Hughes is standing and wearing a hat.
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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Terminal Island, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules at Terminal Island, California.
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