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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-07

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A candid photograph of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A bust view of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, New York, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A close up of Howard Hughes, at Grover Whalen's house.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and two other men, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

Howard Hughes standing between two unidentified men.

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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A back view of Howard Hughes Grover Whalen, and Al Lodwick riding in the back of an automobile and a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes completion of his flight round-the-world flight in New York City.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, in the cockpit of his H-1 airplane, circa 1935-1940

Date

1935 to 1940

Description

Howard Hughes in open cockpit of his H-1 airplane, circa late 1930s.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with reporter, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes at a press conference, standing in front of what is assumed to be a DC-3.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 13, 1947

Date

1947-08-13

Description

Description given with photo: "Mr. Hughes Exits Smiling, Washington, D.C. - A different Howard Hughes from the harried, sometimes angry, man who faced the Senate War Investigating Committee last week, the millionaire plane-builder is shown waving a cheerful farewell to Washington and his admirers as he boarded his converted bomber at National Airport today for his return to California. Before taking off Hughes said he has no idea of the where-abouts of his elusive public relations man, John W. Meyer. Asked if he would be back in Washington when the committee reconvenes in November, he said: "Certainly." Photograph by N.K. Benson. 8/13/47."

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