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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clinton Twiss, Hollywood, November 1939
Date
1939-11
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes gets air award. Hollywood, Cal. - Howard Hughes, millionaire spotman flyer, with special events announcer Clinton Twiss at the Hollywood studios of NBC where the flyer was cited for his round-the-world flight in 91 hours and 14 minutes. Hughes was recently awarded the Collier Trophy given annually for the "greatest achievement in aviation in America."
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Hughes Executive Towers, 1998
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Beckmann Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00381
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Robert Beckmann Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
Howard Hughes accepting the Harmon Trophy, March 2, 1937
Date
1937-03-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes receiving the Harmon Trophy from President Roosevelt in the Oval Office in Washington D.C. From left to right, the other men seen standing in the image include: Howard Hughes, being congratulated by President Roosevelt; Colonel C. W. Kenwood; W. Burke Harmon; and Charles F. Horner.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hercules Rolls Across Pontoon Bridge, Long Beach, Calif. -- The 220-foot, 60-ton fuselage-full, last section of Howard Hughes' $20,000,000 Flying Boat rolls across tricky pontoon bridge in Long Beach to complete a 28-mile trip to assembly dock at Terminal Island, Calif. The air giant is expected to try its wings early next year. Credit Line (ACME) NY."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in pilot's gear, Newark, New Jersey, 1937
Date
1937
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes, wearing pilot's overalls and gear with parachute, at the tail of the Hughes H-1 Racer, in Newark, New Jersey. Unidentified men are seen behind him.
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Description
Chris Hall (second from left) and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace.
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Film transparency of Chris Hall and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace, 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Description
Chris Hall (second from left) and a group of unidentified women posing in front of a fireplace.
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Photograph of a costume party at the Goldfield dance hall, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a costume party at the Goldfield dance hall, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft landing, Chicago, Illinois, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds and the press surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft after it had landed in Chicago.
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