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Photograph of Howard Hughes under the second XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes prior to test-piloting the second XF-11 prototype, a duplicate of the plane which crashed on July 7 the previous year.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Frank Merriam at a banquet in Los Angeles, August 1, 1938

Date

1938-08-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes (left) and California Governor Frank Merriam (right) dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California.

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Senators Howard Cannon, Clifford P. Case, and Chris Dodd at Edward Air Force Base: photographic print and correspondence

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1980 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Individuals are briefing on new applications of rocket propulsion.

Mixed Content

Photograph of attendants inspecting a plane, Brooklyn, New York, September 30, 1937

Date

1937-09-30

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Hughes Buys New Plane. Attendants at the Floyd Bennet Airport, in Brooklyn, New York, inspecting the tire on the plane Howard Hughes recently purchased from the Sikorsky Company. Hughes accepted delivery September 30th, and flew the plane from Bridgeport. The tire blew as he was making a test landing. No other damage was done. Credit Line (ACME) 9/30/37

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Shaffer, Howard J., Matthew N. Hall, and Joni Vander Bilt, "Estimating the Prevalence of Disordered Gambling Behavior in the United States and Canada: A Meta-Analysis" report, 1997 December 15

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File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 72

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes with Hughes Tool Company employees, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes with a group of people from the Hughes Tool Company in July 1938.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Hull of "Hercules" Starts Journey to Assembly Dock, Culver City, Calif. - The 220-foot-long fuselage of Howard Hughes' gigantic airplane crawls down the highway on truck dollies after leaving the Culver City, Calif., plant. the hull is on its way to the graving dock for assembly at Terminal Island, Calif., 28 miles away. Note size of man on top of hull. NY EUR CAN. Credit (ACME) 6/16/46"

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Howard Cannon in flight gear with an unidentified man in front of an aircraft: photographic print

Date

1959 (year approximate) to 1960 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Stamped on verso: "Air Force Photo by Nellis Air Force Base Nevada"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."

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