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Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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The Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs contain black-and-white photographs of businessman and entrepreneur Howard Hughes and his companies from 1916 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict Hughes alongside his aircraft, including the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance plane and the HK-1 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat." The photographs also cover the companies owned by Hughes, including Hughes Tool Company, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Electronics Corporation, and RKO Pictures.
Archival Collection
Photograph of a section of Hughes Flying Boat en route to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946
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Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association Records
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The Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association (HARA) Records (1940-2018) contain a variety of publications, organizational charts and technical reports, audiovisual materials, and photographs related to Hughes Aircraft Company and Hughes Electronics. These materials were gathered by members of the Hughes Aircraft Retirees Association, a social organization for retirees of Hughes Aircraft Company including Boeing, Raytheon, and Kinecta.
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Photograph of police escorting the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, June 15, 1946
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#69724: College of Education Tier 1 task force symposium and reception in Greenspun Hall on May 15, 2014, 2014 May 15
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Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Howard Hughes talking to members of the press, possibly about his completion of his around-the-world flight in New York City, New York, 1938
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and Hughes aircraft and clippings about technical drawings of Hughes aircraft: photograph album
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Howard Hughes's around-the-world flight photographs, 1938
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Materials depict the celebrations of Howard Hughes's circumnavigation flight in 1938. Along with a crew consisting of Harry Connor, Tom Thurlow, Richard Stoddart, and Ed Lund, Hughes flew the Super Electra on a global circumnavigation flight. On July 10, 1938, Hughes and the crew departed Floyd Bennett Field in New York and flew to Paris, France, Moscow, Russia, Omsk, Russia, Yakutsk, Russia, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Minneapolis, Minnesota before landing back in New York on July 14. The photographs primarily depict the parades thrown for Hughes after completion of the flight. The photographs also depict Hughes and his crew meeting with New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at New York City Hall, the National Press Association, and crowds of onlookers who attended the plane's landings in various cities.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Howard Hughes visiting the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
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