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Howard Hughes conversing with an unidentified man after landing Lockheed 14 in Chicago, 1938

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Howard Hughes standing with others in front of Lockheed 14 after landing it in Chicago, 1938

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People leaning out of building windows to see Howard Hughes at a parade in Chicago, 1938

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Photographs for press release, Hughes demonstrates new radar warning, May 1, 1947

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1947-05-01

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Photographs that accompany the attached press release: "HUGHES DEMONSTRATES NEW RADAR WARNING Howard Hughes, at the controls of the TWA Constellation, demonstrates the efficiency of his new radar safety device, which is being installed on all TWA planes and which will be available to all other airlines in the United States as soon as he can produce the equipment. The instrument warns the pilot by a brilliant red light and a warning horn the instant the plane comes too close to the ground, or any building, bridge, mountain, aircraft or other obstacle, regardless of darkness or weather conditions. The device weighs only 16 pounds and costs about $130. (Arrow points to warning lights on instrument panel). Center photo shows the Hughes-piloted Constellation approaching a mountain in Southern California's Santa Monica Range, an area usually voided by pilots because of its dangerous peaks. This particular plane's radar set was equipped with both 500-feet and 2,000-feet warning signals. The 500-feet warning range now being installed on TWA airliners was developed first because the greatest immediate need for it is during approaches and landings. The 2,000-feet warning is designed from enroute flying to guarantee clearance of mountains and other obstacles. Photo at right shows the Constellation veering to the left and climbing at a speed of 300 miles an hour after receiving radar warning of an obstacle in its flight path."

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Howard Hughes at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.: Howard Hughes, Constantin A. Dumansky, Counselor of the Soviet Embassy; General Oscar Westover; Jesse Jones; and Chairman of the R.F.C. and Count De Saint-Quentin, the French Ambassador, 1938 July 21

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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
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Box/Folder: Folder 13

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Howard Hughes at a banquet dedicated to him in Los Angeles, California, 1938 August 01

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Collection Number: PH-00373
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Howard Hughes's plane from his around-the-world transport, 1938 August 20

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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 17

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Photograph of Lockheed-14 at Floyd Bennett Airport, Brooklyn, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

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Spectators surround a Lockheed-14 on a runway at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn. Automobiles and media members are among the crowd.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946

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1946-07-07

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Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes (in cockpit) warms up the XF-11 for its initial test flight. It is one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, July 7, 1946."

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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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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 16

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