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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa late 1930s
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Hughes XF-11 photographs, 1946-1947
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes XF-11 prototype military reconnaissance aircraft. Howard Hughes piloted the two XF-11 prototypes built: in July 1946, Hughes crashed the first XF-11 in Beverly Hills, California; in April 1947, Hughes successfully flew the second prototype at high speeds and at high altitudes. However, the United States Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and in August of 1947, Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee in the U.S. Senate about the failures of the program.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man, circa 1944
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the Hughes H-1 Racer being interviewed, 1937 January 19
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 02
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Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
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The Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane consists of blueline print reproductions of sheets created between 1941 and 1950 containing schematic engineering design drawings pertaining to the aircraft's rudder and flight control system assembly and installation. Types of drawings include full body perspective diagrams, structural sections, elevations, and plans.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, October 13, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and an unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field after record flight from Miami to New York, 1936 April 21
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Hughes XF-11 photographs, 1946-1947
Level of Description
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the Hughes XF-11 prototype military reconnaissance aircraft from 1946 to 1947. The photographs depict Howard Hughes piloting the two XF-11 prototypes that were built: during the test flight in July 1946, Hughes crashed the first XF-11 in Beverly Hills, California; in April 1947, Hughes successfully flew the second prototype at high speeds and at high altitudes. However, the United States Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and in August of 1947, Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee in the U.S. Senate about the failures of the program.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component