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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer in Newark, New Jersey, January 14, 1936

Date

1936-01-04

Description

A view of the side of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Hughes Flite Deck Restaurant and Omni Bar at the Hughes Executive Terminal. Credit to Theodore F. Whitmoyer: photographic print, approximately 1968 to 1972

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00237
Collection Name: Erle A. Taylor Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02

Archival Component

Photograph of a jet plane designed by Howard Hughes, circa 1940s-1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A plane, designed by Howard Hughes, parked on a field with a group of people in the foreground. The plane is numbered, CF-EJO-X, and it is an Avro Canada Jetline.

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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947

Date

1947-10-31

Description

Men working inside of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. Transcribed from note on back of photo: "Inside the Boat: Shown in a view looking toward the tail of the Hughes Flying Boat, the man is dwarfed by the giant interior of the airplane."

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Photograph of a man working at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT TEST In a block-long laboratory at Houston, Texas, the Hughes Tool Company can simulate oil drilling conditions anywhere in the world. Here a Hughes bit is tested on a hard formation. Howard Hughes' father invented the rock bit in 1908 and the resulting business became the cornerstone on which Howard Hughes built his fabulous industrial empire in motion pictures, air transportation, aeronautical research and design, aircraft manufacture, electronics, armament and brewing."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and unidentified man on the flight deck of the Flying Boat, May 12, 1947

Date

1947-05-12

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "Howard Hughes, right, noted aircraft designer and industrialist is shown for the first time on the flight deck of the famed Hughes flying boat, which he designed and built. It is the largest airplane in the world. The plane is now nearing completion on Terminal Island, in Los Angeles-Long Bay Harbor, May 12, 1947." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor, California.

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Hughes Hotels "Spring Spree" promotion records

Date

1972

Description

Series XVII. Hotel and Casino Promotional Events

Mixed Content

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

Description given with photo: "Flying Boat Put To Test - San Pedro, Calif. : Howard Hughes pilots his much-publicized flying boat on the first of a series of taxi runs in Los Angeles harbor on November 2nd. Shortly afterward, the millionaire plane builder took the giant ship up on a surprise half-mile flight. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, October 5, 1932

Date

1932-10-05

Description

Black and white image of the first eighth grade class of Boulder City Elementary School, currently the home of City Hall, located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City. The principal of the school, Miss Leila Tilley, is visible in the back of the classroom behind the students.

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Photograph of Hughes' Flying Boat on a test run, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes conducting a test run of his Flying Boat in San Pedro, California.

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