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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Nevada Industrial Commission, Carson City, Nevada, 1978 July 20
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 23
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Petitti, Jack, City of North Las Vegas, 1969 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 03
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City of North Las Vegas, urban renewal, 1963 July 05
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 11
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Cleland, C. R., North Las Vegas City Council, 1969 July 28
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a crowd with the Hughes XH-17, October 23, 1952
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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to H. A. Shamberger (Carson City), July 7, 1941
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Letter in which Bracken requests a definition of a miner's inch from the State Engineer's office.
Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from handwritten text on letter: "Request of Frank Strong"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1938
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