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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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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
A black and white view of the front of the Lockheed 14 aircraft before takeoff.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing in the doorway of his plane and shaking the hand of an unidentified individual amongst a crowd of men at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.
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Photograph of the XF-11 prior to its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW-DESIGN PHOTO PLANE COMPLETED CULVER CITY, Calif., July 7 -- test-flown today for the first time, the new XF-11 was revealed as one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes. It was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with the Air Materiel command engineers. Army officials said that it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet. The plane has a pressurized cabin making it unnecessary for the crew to use oxygen masks. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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Las Vegas city and desert scenes, 1938 February 14-March 25
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Woodruff Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst crowd, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.
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Pasadena, California - City of Pasadena (Municipal Light and Power Dept.), 1938-1944
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00397
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 28
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 28
Archival Component
Howard Hughes examining machinery in Hughes Tool Company plant, 1938
Level of Description
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 07
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat leaving its Culver City hangar, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from the right) standing with other unidentified men near his plane in the hangar at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.
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