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Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his around-the-world flight in New York, 1938 July 15

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

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Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade after he completed his around-the-world flight in New York, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes speaks into two microphones as he gives a news conference beside the Douglas DC-3, after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal crash of the first XF-11. A number of officials and onlookers stand nearby.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Edmund T. Allen, Seattle, Washington, July 7, 1938

Date

1938-07-07

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes tests the Hughes plane. Seattle--Howard Hughes (right), millionaire aviation enthusiast and record holder, shown with Edmund T. Allen, Boeing test engineer, before they made a recent test flight in a Boeing-built Stratoliner. The huge machine was equipped with extra fuel tanks for the test. Hughes did not reveal the reasons for his interest in the four-motored, 30 passenger plane, designed for substratosphere flight."

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes' parade up Broadway. General Scene of parade. 7/15/38."

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

A view looking down Broadway during the parade procession to celebrate Howard Hughes' completion of his round-the-world flight.

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Map of Arizona and New Mexico, 1867

Date

1867

Description

26 x 32 cm. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1867 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Includes decorative border of grape vines. Shows Tucson as capital of Arizona; shows various trails including Cook's Wagon Route, Marcy's Route, and Kearney's Route. Written in pencil in lower right corner: 135. Original publisher: S.A. Mitchell.

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