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Series V. Hughes Tool Company, 1912 to 1990
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The Hughes Tool Company series (1912-1990) encompasses the administrative, financial, and legal management of Hughes Tool Company. Materials within the series depict Howard Hughes' control of the company; his film, aeronautics, electronics, and real estate ventures; and his lawsuits and United States Senate hearing. The series also includes research reports on the corporate history of Hughes Tool Company and its subsidiaries, copyright histories for films Hughes produced, and correspondence from Hughes' associates searching for reels of Hughes' films domestically and internationally.
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Hughes Research Laboratories where rock bits were test-drilled in Culver City, California, approximately 1940-1949
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XF-11 plane before its first flight at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California, 1946 July 03
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Hughes Tool Company financing negotiations with City Bank Farmers Trust, 1930 December 23 to 1931 April 01
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Leon Hughes, son of John R. Hughes, on the Pahrump Ranch, 1938
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
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Trans World Airline plane equipped with radar that Howard Hughes is flying in Culver City, California, 1947 May 03
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Hughes Family, 1937-1956
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Materials contain photographs from the Hughes Family of the Pahrump Ranch from 1937 to 1956. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, and old buildings.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1935-1946
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