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Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1945-1947
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1945 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
New York City Economic Development Corporation request for proposals and consultant contract, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 163
Archival Component
New York City Off-track Betting Corporation audited financial statements, 1996
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 084
Archival Component
Sands Golf Course and Hughes Center, appraisal of vacant land, Landaur and Associates, 1987 May 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 43
Archival Component
ACT-UP protest in New York City: phtographic print, 1991 November 12
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 043
Archival Component
Architectural drawing of Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino (Atlantic City), alterations and sketches of the site plan study showing the marina, October 15, 1981
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Plans for proposed changes to Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino in Atlantic City. Drawn on tissue paper with pen.
Site Name: Harrah's Marina Resort (Atlantic City)
Address: 777 Harrah's Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes with reporters, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
Archival Collection
Description
Image
Blank mail order form and stock offer announcement letter from Patrick, Elliott, and Camp, Inc. of New York City, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
Hughes HK-1 Hercules photographs, 1942-1947
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the HK-1 Hercules, otherwise known as the "Spruce Goose" or the "Flying Boat," from 1942 to 1947. The photographs primarily depict the construction, transportation, and storage of the plane, but also include photographs of the first and only test flight of the HK-1 above Los Angeles Harbor in 1947. Howard Hughes designed the HK-1 as the world's largest plane, capable of transporting large quantities of U.S. military hardware and personnel. In 1947, under the program's new designation H-4 Hercules, Hughes had the plane transported from his factory in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor. On November 2, he piloted the plane during its only test flight. The U.S. Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee of the U.S. Senate to justify the use of government funds on a program that never succeeded.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Aid to New York City. Contains memo to HWC from Aubrey, 1975 December
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03 (Las Vegas files)
Archival Component