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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, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes taken in the Ambassador Hotel in the 1920s.
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New York-New York Asher Gould advertising presentation, 1995
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
MGM Mirage Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00096
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Hughes' H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Hughes H-1 Racer in a hangar.
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Waldorf Astoria, Hotel Assoication of New York City 50th Anniversary Banquet, program, 1929 January 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 118
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: Box 118
Archival Component
New York New York Hotel and Casino: postcards, 1997 to 2000
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00263
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 027
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 027
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes Testifies, Washington: A candid view of plane manufacturer Howard Hughes (above) testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, August 6. hughes opened his testimony with a charge that Senator Owen Brewster (R. ME.), a committee member, offered to call off the senate investigation of his (Hughes) war plane contracts, if Hughes agreed to an air line merger. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes In Washington, Washington: In good humor and wearing his battered "good luck" felt hat that he wore in his recent plane crash, plane manufacturer, Howard Hughes leaves national airport following his overnight flight from the west coast to appear before the Senate War Investigating Sub-committee today (Aug. 6). Credit (ACME)."
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945
Date
1945-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes H-1 Racer, with its registration number NX 258Y on the underside of the port wing.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes And Attorney At Inquiry, Washington: Howard Hughes (left) and T.A. Slack, attorney for the Hughes Tool Company, are shown at the August 6th hearing of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. Credit (ACME) 8/9/47."
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