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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and other exiting the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft landed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes standing with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 001
Date
1945
Description
Top view of the Hughes H-1 Racer with an X painted over its R registration number on its starboard wing. The registration number NX 258Y is seen on the rudder.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes shaking hands with an unidentified man after the landing of Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane.
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Photograph of Hughes XF-11 in flight, April 4, 1947
Date
1947-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
Date stamped on back of photo: April 3, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES FLIES DUPLICATE OF CRASH PLANE CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, today test-piloted the plane pictured here, a duplicate of the XF-11 photo-reconnaissance ship which he nearly lost his life in an accident last July 7. He designed and built the plane for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers. He has recovered from the injuries sustained last year when the freak propeller trouble dashed the original XF-11 to earth. As usual, he today took personal responsibility for the first test flight of the new plane." The actual flying date is April 4, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in a suit. Text printed on an accompanying strip of paper: "After Hughes' record breaking flight. Howard Hughes, sportsman pilot, is shown, left as he discussed his record breaking flight from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds, with reporters, at the home of one of his friends in New York, January 19. Credit Line (ACME) 1/19/37 NY 13."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
Date
1942 to 1944
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes emerging with an unidentified man from the Trans World Atlantic (TWA) transcontinental plane after the aircraft landed.
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1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed: photographic prints, image 001
Description
On the photograph it reads, "March 3, 1938 - our 1938 Ford in the Amargosa River bed near Beatty, Nevada."