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Materials contain photographs related to RKO Pictures (Radio-Keith-Orpheum) and Howard Hughes's movies from 1928 to 1959. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes on the set of the film The Outlaw (1943), which he directed. The photographs also include portraits of RKO actors, including Frank Sinatra, Jane Russell, and Claudette Colbert. Hughes purchased RKO in 1948.
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Oral history interview with George E. Franklin conducted by Diane Hunsley on March 08, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Franklin discusses his personal history in Nevada, atomic testing, Howard Hughes, and his law experience.
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The aviation, aerospace and defense industries series contains reference files of newspaper clippings dating from 1946-1976.. The primary focus is on the Hughes Aircraft Company, in terms of the development of aviation, radar, avionics, missiles, space and communications, innovations, and the expansion of company operations. There are also a number of files that relate to the Hughes Tool Company and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the general development of civilian and military aviation, aerospace, weapons systems, and defense issues.
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The corporate executive biographies with photographs series of the Hughes Electronics Corporation Records date from 1944 to 2003. The series contains biographies and headshots of the Hughes leadership team as well as some General Motors leadership team.
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Materials contain photographs of the Douglas DC-3 piloted by Howard Hughes in 1947. The photographs primarily depict Hughes and the plane after landing in New York City, New York.
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