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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

An overhead view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

An overhead view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Howard Hughes talking to members of the press, possibly about his completion of his around-the-world flight in New York City, New York, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

Archival Component

Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing assembly, Culver City, California, circa 1942-46

Date

1942 to 1946

Description

The Hughes Aircraft HK-1 or "Flying Boat" wing assembly being completed in a hangar in Hughes' factory in Culver City.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes installing radar, Culver City, California, May 03, 1947

Date

1947-05-03

Description

Description given with photo: "Radar Installed on Passenger Planes Culver City, Calif. -- Radar safety control system (cabinet, left, center) for passenger planes, demonstrated by Howard Hughes in a trans-world airline plane, at Culver City, May 1st. Radar, with 500 and 2,000 foot warning signals, tells the pilot when he is approaching obstacles. Equipment is being installed in planes flying routes from San Francisco eastward to Shanghai. Credit (ACME) 5/3/47."

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Photograph of ruins at the Lost City site, near Overton, Nevada, 1938-1939

Date

1938 to 1939

Description

Stone ruins at the Lost City site (or Pueblo Grande de Nevada), near Overton, Nevada.

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Photograph of a plane, Boulder City (Nev.), December 22, 1938

Date

1938-12-22

Description

The photograph taken by Cliff Segerblom of a T.W.A. Mainliner at the new depot in Boulder Canyon, Nevada in December 22, 1938.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes speaking to the press, Culver City, California, July 30, 1947

Date

1947-07-30

Description

Description given with photo: "Losing Money on Flying Boat, Says Hughes, Culver City, Calif.: Howard Hughes (center, facing camera) makes his first appearance before the press since the start of the senate investigation into his multi-million dollar plane contracts. Hughes said the government is getting its $18,000,000 worth out of his big, eight-engined flying boat but he's losing money. the plane has yet to be flown. Credit (ACME). 7-30-47."

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Photograph of Navy planes, Boulder City (Nev.), January, 1938

Date

1938-01

Description

Boulder City. More distant view of U.S. Navy planes which landed at the National Park Service.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the first XF-11, Culver City, California, 1946

Date

1946

Description

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of his XF-11 airplane before his first test flight.

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