Hughes' aircraft (the XF-11) sitting on the tarmac before its first test flight. Image taken in Culver City, California in April of 1947. "Hughes Aircraft" stamped on the back of the image.
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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.
The Flying Boat during Howard Hughes historic test flight. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Nov 2 1947." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.