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Celebration the New Atlantic City 20th Anniversary of Casino Gaming, 1997 July 02

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File

Archival Collection

MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
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Collection Number: MS-00511
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Records on Mandalay Resort Group
Box/Folder: Box 53

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Ed Lund, and Harry Connor, Houston, Texas July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes standing with others in Houston, Texas, during a celebration of his around-the-world event.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

A view of Howard Hughes' Hercules traveling down a street in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, skyline view of New York City with Lockheed 14 aircraft flying in the foreground.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946

Date

1946-09-12

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Arrives In New York: La Guardia Field, New York, N.Y. -- Howard Hughes, airplane designer, pilot and movie producer, steps down from his converted B-23 bomber at La Guardia Field following his transcontinental flight from Culver City to New York, the first since he narrowly escaped death in the crash of an experimental plane July 7. Hughes personally piloted the B-23 over the 3,000-mile route."

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Show rehearsal, New York City, New York, 1964

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File

Archival Collection

Minsky's Burlesque Records
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Collection Number: MS-00290
Collection Name: Minsky's Burlesque Records
Box/Folder: Box 1 (Restrictions apply)

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946

Date

1946-09-12

Description

Description given with photo: "Just A Few Words Please, New York -- Howard Hughes says a few words for the radio audience just after his arrival here late last night, Sept. 11th, from Kansas City. The multi-millionaire movie producer and flier flew the distance from Kansas City to New York in four hours and 38 minutes, piloting his converted B-23 army transport. Creditline (ACME) 9/12/46."

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Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04

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