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Photograph of the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat en route to Terminal Island, California, 1946

Date

1946

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.

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Photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat en route to Terminal Island, California, 1946

Date

1946

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.

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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat fuselage in transport, California, circa June 1945

Date

1945-06

Description

Fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat being transported from a hangar by truck. The moving truck and rig have signs from Star House Movers, Inc., of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. Groups of people stand by to watch.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Glenn E. Odekirk, Glendale, California, July 13, 1938

Date

1938-07-13

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes (right) is shown with co-pilot Glenn E. Odekirk after their one stop flight from Seattle to Glendale."

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Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of a crowd of people gathering to greet Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "17. Rail birds, part of crowd that waited all nite. International news. (Evening Herald)."

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

An overhead view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11, Culver City, California, July 07, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

An overhead view of the near-fatal crash of Howard Hughes' XF-11 in Culver City, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with three unidentified men circa late 1940s/early 1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

Howard Hughes shaking hands with a group of men circa late 1940s/early 1950s.

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Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat on Terminal Island, during assembly, January 8, 1947.

Date

1947-01-08

Description

Transcribed from photo sleeve: Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being assembled at Long Beach Harbor. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Jan 8 1947." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known and Long Beach.

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Photograph of the interior of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angles Harbor, October 31, 1947

Date

1947-10-31

Description

Inside the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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