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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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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s - 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes.

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WVNS (West Valley Nuclear Services, Inc.), 1996, WVDP Waste Form Qualification Report, WVDP-186. Revision 1. West Valley, New York, 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 20

Archival Component

ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection), 1977, Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, ICRP Publication 26. Pergamon Press, Elmsford. New York, 1977

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 22

Archival Component

General Motors 1964 New York World's Fair-Special Industrial Design for Frigidaire "Horizons For Living" Exhibit: "Frigidaire House of Tomorrow" conceptual floor plans and elevations, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00926
Collection Name: Frank Reynolds Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Roll 30 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Howard Cannon with Harry Claiborne posing: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Howard Cannon speaking with an unidentified man: photographic print

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Put To Test - San Pedro, Calif. : Howard Hughes pilots his much-publicized flying boat on the first of a series of taxi runs in Los Angeles harbor on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, the millionaire plane builder took the giant ship up on a surprise half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1940

Description

Howard Hughes, wearing a dark suit.

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Howard Cannon and Vice-President Walter Mondale: photographic print

Date

1977 (year approximate) to 1981 (year approximate)

Description

From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)

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