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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa mid to late 1940s
Date
1946 to 1950
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing for a photograph.
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New York New York hotel and casino and MGM Grand sign reflected in water, Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph
Date
2016-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Incorporating iconic New York symbolism with commercial architecture, the New York New York hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip presents an "only in Vegas" tourist attraction complete with a Statue of Liberty replica, seen here reflected in the water surrounding the feature. Also seen is the MGM Grand hotel and casino's massive sign situated along Las Vegas Boulevard.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Washington, D.C., August 1947
Date
1947-08
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes pictured after Senate hearings in Washington, D.C. in 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A close up of Howard Hughes smiling with two unidentified men.
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Photograph of Wengert children, 1935-1938
Date
1935 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
Four of the Wengert children, Ward, Marilyn, Shirley, and Robert, stand and pose together outdoors.
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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938
Date
1937 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A street scene of downtown Beatty. "Beatty Nevada Gateway to Death Valley" is written on the bottom of the photo.
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Photograph of Hughes XF-11 in flight, April 4, 1947
Date
1947-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
Date stamped on back of photo: April 3, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES FLIES DUPLICATE OF CRASH PLANE CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, today test-piloted the plane pictured here, a duplicate of the XF-11 photo-reconnaissance ship which he nearly lost his life in an accident last July 7. He designed and built the plane for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers. He has recovered from the injuries sustained last year when the freak propeller trouble dashed the original XF-11 to earth. As usual, he today took personal responsibility for the first test flight of the new plane." The actual flying date is April 4, 1947.
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Photograph of attendants inspecting a plane, Brooklyn, New York, September 30, 1937
Date
1937-09-30
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Hughes Buys New Plane. Attendants at the Floyd Bennet Airport, in Brooklyn, New York, inspecting the tire on the plane Howard Hughes recently purchased from the Sikorsky Company. Hughes accepted delivery September 30th, and flew the plane from Bridgeport. The tire blew as he was making a test landing. No other damage was done. Credit Line (ACME) 9/30/37
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