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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April 21, 1936

Date

1936-04-21

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Hughes sets new Miami-New York record Howard Hughes, Millionaire flier and pictured in the cockpit of his low-wing Northrop all-metal, plane, shortly after landing in New York, April 21st, 4 hours and 22 minutes after having taken off from Miami, Fla. He had beaten the record established by Jimmy Wedel in July 1933, by 36 minutes."

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Photograph of people in front of Boulder City school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1932

Date

1932

Description

An unidentified group of people in front of a Boulder City school in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Boulder City Co Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Image of store fronts in Boulder City, inclduing Boulder City Co Stores

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Photograph of the Boulder City Co. Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Shop fronts in Boulder City, with the Boulder City Co. Stores building in the middle.

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View of Boulder City: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

An unidentified individual looks out towards Boulder City in the early 1930s.

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