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Howard Hughes at Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937

Date

1937-01

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes being welcomed at Newark Airport after setting a new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

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Photograph of the ruins of Fort Callville, circa 1938

Date

1938 (year approximate)

Description

Walls of Fort Callville surrounded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.

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Photograph of a house, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

This home was built in the 1920s for Billy Wilson. Transcribed from the notes attached to the picture, "House built by Luther Wilson and W.W. (Billy) Wilson (?) they never had to buy any materials-got them all from Rhyolite."

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Photograph of a schoolhouse, Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938

Date

1937 to 1938

Description

Pictured here are five children in front of the schoolhouse. From left to right: Juanita Strozzi, John Strozzi, Judd, Jack McCrea, and Judd's sister. The location of this schoolhouse is behind the Exchange Club. These were the same materials used to build Frank 'Hard Rock Harry' Oleniczak's house in Beatty.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947

Date

1947-08-08

Description

Description given with photo: "As Hughes Dropped "Blackmail" Charge - Washington, D.C., Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire air-plane builder, left, is shown leaning over the council table as he agreed to call of his "Blackmail" feud with Senator Owen Brewster at the end of today's heated session of the Senate Subcommittee's hearing of Hughes' wartime aircraft contracts. Committee members seated at the table (right) are: left to right: Senators J. Howard McGrath (D), Rhode Island: Claud Pepper (D), Florida: Homer Ferguson (R), Mich., chairman, and John J. Williams (R) del. spectators, reporters and photographers crowd around the committee table. Photograph by N.K. Benson 8/8/47." Another description given with photo: "Committee Closes Books On Hughes' Charges, Washington: Howard Hughes (right) exchanges remarks across the table with Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Mich.), left, chairman of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee, after the latter announced that the committee had closed its books on the inquiry into Hughes' charge that Sen. Owen Brewster attempted to "blackmail" him. Sitting next to Sen. Ferguson is committee member Sen. John J. Williams (R-Dela.), and standing directly behind Sen. Williams is Sen. Brewster (R-Maine), smiling broadly. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Brewster Testifies At Hughes Inquiry, Washington: Sen. Owen Brewster (R-Maine) testifies before the Senate War investigating subcommittee August 6th. Behind him are, left to right, Howard Hughes and his attorney, T.A. Slack, of the Howard Tool Company. Credit (ACME) 8-9-47."

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Photograph of fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clinton Twiss, Hollywood, November 1939

Date

1939-11

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes as he accepted the Collier trophy award at NBC Hollywood Studios is shown with announcer Clinton (Buddy) Twiss."

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