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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying boat, as it returns from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight. The eight 3,000 horsepower engines lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The plane is 219 ft long.
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L. City, 2002
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00615
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2003-005
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2003-005
Archival Component
Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: ""The End of Hughes' Record-Smashing World Flight, New York City: Howard hughes' giant Lockheed taxiing down the runway at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14, at the end of the record-smashing flight around the world. The plane came to a rest at the field with Hughes and his picked crew of four just 3 days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes after it had taken off from the field on its flight around the world. Credit line (ACME). 7/14/38. IA For.""
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Modern city design aesthetic of City Center, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Morning light defines the modern city design aesthetic at City Center as a pedestrian traverses the walkway.
Image
Photograph of the Boulder City Post Office and postmaster, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1931
Date
1931
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of Boulder City Post Office and postmaster, Mr. Finney, at Boulder City.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Col. Moss, New York, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten on the back of the image: "Col. Moss, Pres-Gen. of U. S. Flag Association, presenting Cross of Honor at World's Fair dinner. 7/20/38."
Image
Photograph of a worker at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Press release attached to back of photo: "A roughneck fits a new Hughes Jet bit into the drill collar preparatory to running the drill stem into the hold. In 1953 more than 500,000 rock bits produced by the Hughes Tool Company of Houston, Texas, were used in the United States alone. The invention of the rock bit by Howard R. Hughes, Sr., made it possible to drill far deeper into the earth beyond the shallow oil deposits which are now practically exhausted. Without rotary drilling equipment of this kind the world might revert to a horse and buggy economy."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Dave Evans on the Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
Date
1947-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes with his flight engineer and Dave Evans, radio operator, preparing for the Flying Boat's taxi test the next day. The group is shown on the flight deck of the 24,000 horsepower craft. The Flying Boat was assembled on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.
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GM-Hughes Electronics first shares of stock distributed, 1987
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of equipment panels of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
The control panel of HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor.
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