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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. 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 Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Atlantic City Convention Hall: postcards and opening day booklet, 1928
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Sonny Schwartz Recordings and Papers
Box/Folder: Box 15
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Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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Los Angeles Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Howard Hughes, and California Governor Frank Merriam dining together at a banquet for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 16
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 21
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Howard Hughes's XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Archival Component