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Photograph of Howard Hughes inside an unidentified plane, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in an unidentified plane.
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Photograph of two men shaking hands at a party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men shake hands while a woman stands between them at a "party at the Moore home."
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Photograph of people conversing at a party near windows, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Another image of unidentified guests conversing with drinks in hand at a "party at the Moore home."
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Photograph of William Moore and others at house party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
William J. Moore Jr. stands with other men and women during a party at his home.
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Photograph of people holding drinks at house party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Three unidentified people stand together near a brick wall with drinks in hand at a "party at the Moore home."
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Photograph of two men holding drinks in the kitchen, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men hold drinks over a pot in the kitchen during a "party at the Moore home."
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Photograph of two men and a woman in the backyard of a party, Las Vegas (Nev.), July 15, 1951
Date
1951-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Two unidentified men and a woman stand together in the backyard and make faces at the photographer during a "party at the Moore home."
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Leon Hughes, son of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes, in front of the "old motel" located on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Hughes believes the motel was constructed around 1920 by the Pahrump Valley Company, under the ownership of Isodore Dockweiler, to house Dockweiler and his associates when they visited the ranch. It featured a screened porch, one bathroom, running water, a flush toilet, a kitchen, and four bedrooms. The "motel" burned down in the early 1940s.
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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946
Date
1946-06-12
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst crowd, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes walking through a crowd after emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft he landed in Chicago.
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