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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his 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 PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. 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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Latin Quarter (New York): programs
Date
1950 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
Series 2: Nightclubs
Mixed Content
Chart, Comparative statement of water produced at Las Vegas for June and July in years between 1931 and 1938, June 9, 1938
Date
1938-06-09
Archival Collection
Description
Water production from five months between 1931 and 1938
Text
Photograph of Howard Hughes surrounded by newspapermen, Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
Date
1938-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes (second from left) surrounded by newspapermen in Los Angeles and telling them about his Round-The-World flight. 8/1/38. (Press Association)."
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New York, Syracuse, and Rochester, New York reaction and Benjamin Fielding petition against The Outlaw, 1946 to 1947
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 138 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 138 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
New freight depot at Moapa, 1938-1948
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 16
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Collection
Box/Folder: Box 16
Archival Component
Photograph of a plane, Boulder City (Nev.), December 22, 1938
Date
1938-12-22
Archival Collection
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.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at his desk at Hughes Aircraft Company, 1947. A painting of the XF-11 is seen on the wall behind Hughes.
Image
T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: In Memory Of The Fallen 9-11-2001, Fire Department City Of New York, Police Department City Of New York, Dept. Emblems, Stars And Ribbon; Back: The Other Twin Towers Of New York, They Called We Responded, NYC In Flames And Police And Fire Department In Place Of Towers, approximately 2001-2012
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 256
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 256
Archival Component
Photographs of 127 New York (N.Y.), Culinary Union, 1990s (folder 1 of 1)
Date
1990 to 1999
Archival Collection
Description
Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work
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