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Aerial photograph of the HK-1 Flying Boat in the Los Angeles Harbor, circa 1947

Date

1946 to 1948

Description

An aerial view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Photograph of second XF-11 prototype plane seen from front, April 4, 1947

Date

1947-04-04

Description

The second Hughes XF-11 prototype, seen from the front, prior to a test flight.

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Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles Harbor for assembly, June, 1946

Date

1946-06

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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.

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Photograph of a portion of a wing of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles Harbor for assembly, June 1946

Date

1946

Description

HUGHES' GIANT PLANE GETS FLAPS This 74-foot wing-flap for the world's largest airplane, built by Howard Hughes, is almost as long as the wing of a standard 21-passenger airliner. The flap, one of two which will be installed in the 320-foot wing of the giant flying boat, is en route from the Hughes Aircraft plant at Culver City, California, to Los Angeles Harbor where the plane is being assembled. Transcribed from the photo sleeve: " June 1946."

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Photographs of XF-11 plane, Image 001

Date

1946-07-07

Description

The first prototype of the XF-11, flown by Howard Hughes, taking off.

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Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat being moved from Culver City, California for assembly at Los Angeles Harbor, June, 1946

Date

1946-06

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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.

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Photograph of a portion of the Flying Boat during test flight, November 2, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

A portion of the Flying Boat is visible in this photograph that was taken during Howard Hughes' historic test flight. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo" Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known and Long Beach.

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Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records

Identifier

MS-01091

Abstract

The Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records (1971-1997) relate to commercial and residential real estate development, primarily in Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. Materials consist of Hughes Development/Summa Corporation projects including the Hughes Center and Playa Vista in Los Angeles, California, and Summerlin and the Hughes Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are also extensive records related to the financing and development of Green Valley Ranch and Lake Las Vegas, projects Morgan helped develop through his private company, Thomas Morgan & Associates. Also represented are a number of casino-related projects for the Sands, the Frontier, the Landmark, and the Westgate hotel-casinos. Additional materials include general business records, handwritten notes and memoranda, and correspondence; Summa financial papers and forecasts; books on finance and a 1982 Desert Inn Master Plan architectural portfolio.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the wing-flap of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles Harbor for assembly, June, 1946

Date

1946-06

Description

The 74-foot wing-flap of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat en route from Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946.

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Photograph of Flying Boat engines after test flight, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

Press release attached to photo: "HUGHES FLYING BOAT Howard Hughes' massive wooden flying boat, which flew November 2, 1947, is shown in its Long Beach hangar in the first official photograph released since its flight. The airplane, with a wing span of 320 feet, remains today the largest ever constructed. The U. S. Navy has expressed interest in it for experimentation, although no transaction has yet been made." Stamped on photo: "HUGHES HELICOPTERS DIVISION OF SUMMA CORPORATION CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.

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