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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, skyline view of New York City with Lockheed 14 aircraft flying in the foreground. Typed onto paper included with the image: "New York- Howard Hughes' plane over New York after flight around the world. 7/14/38"
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Photograph of Howard in Washington, D. C., July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes standing before microphones.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes speaking into a microphone at a parade dedicated to himself in Texas.
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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: "General view of end of the record breaking flight... 7/14/38."
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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, aerial 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: "Journey's End for World Fliers! Floyd Bennett Airport, N. Y. ---- The "World's Fair 1939.," Howard Hughes' silver monoplane, shown on the ground just after it landed here, concluding an amazing globe-girdling flight in total elapsed time of 3 days, 19 hours, 10 seconds. A crowd of officials surround the plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."
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Photograph of the Lost City site and Lake Mead, near Overton, Nevada, spring 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Long shot of the Lost City site (Pueblo Grande de Nevada), near Overton, Nevada, with the northwest arm of Lake Mead in the distance. The area is near the ruins of St. Thomas, Nevada, another nearby extinct town, submerged by Lake Mead.
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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, aerial 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: "Journey's End: This airplane view records the end of Howard Hughes' history-making dash around the world in three days, nineteen hours. To the right of the Administration Building at Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island, New York, can be seen the globe-girdling monoplane surrounded by a ring of policemen. The foreground provides an accurate idea of the size of the crowd which stormed the field to welcome home the fliers. Credit Line (ACME)."
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Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre exteriors, Boulder City, Nevada, circa winter 1938-1939
Date
1938 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre covered with snow. Snow-covered automobiles are parked on Arizona Street, and the Boulder Dam Hotel and the Union Bus Terminal can be seen in the distance.
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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, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after 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: "Crowds welcome round the world flyers at Floyd Bennett Field 7/14/38. (Press Association)"
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1965
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the airport at Hughes' aircraft plant in Culver City, California. The airport's runway was in operation from 1941 to 1985.
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