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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: "Hughes Pilots Radar-Equipped Plane Culver City, Calif. -- First passenger plane equipped with radar is flown in demonstration May 1st by Howard Hughes (left) and co-pilot R.C. Loomis over Culver City. Pilots using this equipment will be warned of approaching obstacles by lights flashing on radar panel. Two lights (lefts) with 2,000-foot range, are used to guarantee clearance over mountains; two lights (right) with 500-foot range, are a safety device for approaches and landings. Either set of lights warns against approaching aircraft. Trans-World Airline plans to install radar on its passenger planes. Credit (ACME) 5-3-47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "A group at the State Department. Left to Right: Edward Lund, Harry MC. Connor, Howard Hughes, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Lt. Thomas Thurlow and Richard Stoddart. July 1938."

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Photograph of a museum building, Boulder City (Nev.), January 10, 1938

Date

1938-01-10

Description

Museum and Administration Building stands in a vacant dirt field. An American flag waves in front of the structure.

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Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant, 1947

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 15

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes is appointed Aeronautic Adviser to the New York Worlds Fair 1939 by Grover Whalen, its president."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, June 04, 1938

Date

1938-06-04

Description

Howard Hughes leaving his private hangar as he is wished "happy landings" and well wishes by friends before he boards his speedy Lockheed plane at Union Air Terminal in Burbank, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "World-fame drops on City out of blue, sunny skies: Fame came to the municipal airport and the city of Minneapolis in a flash of silver and a roar at 7:38 am, July 14, 1938 when Howard Hughes swooped to Earth in his Droning Silver Bullet on his record breaking round-the-world flight. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions. 325 City Hall Minneapolis Minn."

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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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Knights of Pythias and the Miners' Union Hall, Virginia City, Nevada: postcard

Date

1975 (year approximate)

Description

From the Nan Doughty Photograph Collection (PH-00240)

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Slide presentation from a hearing at a City Hall in Nevada: photographic slide

Date

1979-05

Description

From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). The presentation slide reads, "Off-site radiation exposure review project organization chart"

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