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Howard Hughes and crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, 1938 July 14

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 09

Archival Component

Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Culver City, California, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

Aerial view of the Hughes Aircraft Culver City plant, 1960's.

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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

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 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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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. -- Completing his first air journey since his near-fatal test-flight accident July 7, Howard Hughes, airplane designer, pilot and movie producer, is interviewed by reporters after piloting his converted B-23 transport to a midnight landing here tonight at La Guardia Field. Hughes interrupted his convalescence to fly here from Culver City, Calif., with a stop-over in Kansas City. In New York, Hughes planned to cover with his attorneys regarding steps to protect his property rights in connection with the motion picture, "The Outlaw", which recently had its seal of approval revoked by the Motion Picture Association."

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Minority Recruiting in the New York City Police Department by the New York City Rand Institute, 1971 May

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ardis Kearns Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 18

Archival Component

The Police Internal Administration of Justice in New York City by the New York City Rand Institute, 1970 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Ardis Kearns Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00348
Collection Name: Ardis Kearns Papers
Box/Folder: Box 19

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen leaving Floyd Bennett Airfield.

Image

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

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photograph: "Fuselage of Hughes' Hercules Leaves Hangar, Culver City, Calif - Cautiously moving down the field on dollies after leaving the Culver City, Calif., plant hangar, the 200-foot hull-fuselage of Howard Hughes' Hercules is made ready for the 28-mile trip to Terminal Island, Calif., where the air giant will be assembled. NY 80 Credit Line (ACME) 6/16/46."

Image

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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