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Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1942-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include photographs of the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 06, 1947
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Photograph of a crowd surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
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Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
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The Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane consists of blueline print reproductions of sheets created between 1941 and 1950 containing schematic engineering design drawings pertaining to the aircraft's rudder and flight control system assembly and installation. Types of drawings include full body perspective diagrams, structural sections, elevations, and plans.
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New York City Off-track Betting Corporation annual reports, 1982-1983, 1986, 1992-1994, 1997-1998
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Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 165
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Geraldine Kirk-Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Geraldine Kirk-Hughes conducted by Claytee D. White on April 28, 2011 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project.
In this interview, Geraldine Kirk-Hughes discusses her educational background, previous occupations, and her decision to attend law school in Reno, Nevada in 1984. Kirk-Hughes shares details of passing the bar exam in 1988, opening her one-woman law firm shortly thereafter, and her affiliation with the National Bar Association (NBA). She recalls how she met Charles Kellar, various cases she represented, and her experiences with racism both directed at herself and her clients of color.
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