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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
Date
1946-09-12
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Just A Few Words Please, New York -- Howard Hughes says a few words for the radio audience just after his arrival here late last night, Sept. 11th, from Kansas City. The multi-millionaire movie producer and flier flew the distance from Kansas City to New York in four hours and 38 minutes, piloting his converted B-23 army transport. Creditline (ACME) 9/12/46."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hercules Fuselage Leaves Hangar, Calver City, Calif. - The hull of Howard Hughes' huge cargo flying boat, the Hercules, largest airplane in the world leaves hangar in the Culver City, Calif., plant to begin a 28-mile trip to Terminal Island, Calif., by truck and dolly. the 220-foot long hull-fuselage will follow the path of the wing sections to the graving dock where the air giant will be assembled. Credit Line (ACME) 6/16/46."
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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1917
Date
1916 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of the Hughes Tool Company, at Second and Girard Streets in Houston, Texas. Shown is the lab where the trench mining drill was developed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of the side of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes being escorted into the Rico Hotel, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (center) is escorted into the lobby of the Rico Hotel, Houston, Texas
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Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat fuselage, Terminal Island, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat at Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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