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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules being transported over a bridge in Long Beach, California.

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Photograph of Boulder City Airport, Boulder City (Nev.), 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Black and white photograph of Boulder City Airport with parked planes. Site Name: Boulder City Municipal Airport (Boulder City, Nev.)

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Photograph of Boulder City Airport, Boulder City (Nev.), 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Black and white photograph of Boulder City Airport with parked planes. Site Name: Boulder City Municipal Airport (Boulder City, Nev.)

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Photograph of Hughes on "The Outlaw" movie set, Hollywood (Calif.), approximately 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Oversized image of Howard Hughes on the motion picture set of "The Outlaw." He is discussing a scene with a couple of members of the cast.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

A view of the controls of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat in Long Beach, California. Howard Hughes (right) is standing next to an unidentified man (probably a mechanic, left).

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen inside of a car in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes (left) and Grover Whalen on way to a hotel after Hughes completed a round the world flight. 7-14-38. (Press Association)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946

Date

1946-09-12

Description

A view of Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York.

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Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat during its test flight, November 2, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Date stamped on back of photo: Nov 2, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "IN THE AIR Hughes Flying boat, with Howard Hughes at the controls, takes to the air at Los Angeles Harbor November 2, 1947. LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2 - - Howard Hughes' 400,000-pound flying boat, world's largest plane, in the air on its first flight. The mammoth aircraft today flew one mile at a height of 70 feet over Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship but it 'felt so good' on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water, as shown here, on the third and final run. The super plane's air speed was 100 miles per hour. Take-off speed was 95 miles per hour. Hughes termed the tests exceptionally successful. The eight-engine behemoth, launched yesterday off Terminal Island, passed its tests today in view of thousands on the shore and in small craft near the test area."

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Aerial photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946

Date

1946

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. The airship photographing the scene is shown by shadow.

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Series II. Hughes Productions, 1920 to 1992, 1927 to 1979

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Hughes Productions series (1920-1992) primarily details the production, advertising, and censorship for The Outlaw, a film directed by Howard Hughes. Materials include advertising and publicity, editing, legal, production and direction, story development, administrative, distribution, censorship, and financial records, as well as film soundtracks and records from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and United Artists Corporation. The series also contains ledgers, telegrams, newspaper clippings, music sheets and scores, reports, memoranda, agreements, correspondence, affidavits, analyses, screenplays, synopses, and story treatments. Black-and-white photographic prints and negatives include publicity, production, direction, set, and location scouting stills.

Corporate records contain administrative, legal, and financial reports, contracts, and correspondence pertaining to business operations. Also included are distribution materials from the MPAA and United Artists Corporation.

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

Archival Component