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Invitation to the Golden Anniversary Open House, 1148 South Second West, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1970 May 14-15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) Corporate Records
Box/Folder: Box 10
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
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#68419: The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering celebrated the end of the semester with the Fall Senior Design Awards and Holiday Happy Hour in the Great Hall December 15, 2011 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2011 December 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Photograph of the Hughes Racer, circa 1937
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a parade, Chicago, July 30, 1938
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files (1931-1997) were compiled by Richard "Dick" Hannah, vice-president of the Los Angeles public relations firm Carl Byoir & Associates, which was hired to direct public relations for Hughes’ companies. The collection is primarily composed of newspaper clippings organized into reference files. A significant number of the files contain articles about Howard Hughes’ personal life, the operations of his companies, and legal and political disputes involving Hughes and his companies. The files also document a range of other subjects related to his business ventures, including aviation, aerospace, defense industries, motion picture studios, film stars, communism in Hollywood, and the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Later in life Hughes became obsessed with how he was being portrayed in the media. In addition to collecting magazine articles, newspaper clippings, transcripts, screenplays, and books that referenced him. He also collected newspaper clippings about the activities of print media outlets, columnists, radio-television stations, current and former employees, and competitors. The collection also contains newspaper clippings about Watergate, organized crime, gambling, and Las Vegas and contains press releases, correspondence and records generated by Carl Byoir & Associates as well as Rosemont Enterprise, Inc.
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Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1945-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1945 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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