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Lockheed 14 photographs, 1936-1939
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Materials depict the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra piloted by Howard Hughes from 1936 to 1939. Along with a crew consisting of Harry Connor, Tom Thurlow, Richard Stoddart, and Ed Lund, Hughes flew the Super Electra on a global circumnavigation flight. On July 10, 1938, Hughes and the crew departed Floyd Bennett Field in New York and flew to Paris, France, Moscow, Russia, Omsk, Russia, Yakutsk, Russia, Fairbanks, Alaska, and Minneapolis, Minnesota before landing back in New York on July 14.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Aircraft construction photographs, 1937-1943
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Materials depict workers building planes at the Hughes Aircraft Company from 1937 to 1943. The photographs primarily depict construction workers, engineers, and Howard Hughes working in the company's factory in Culver City, California.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
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Transcript of interview with Rowena Gonzalez by Michael Boyd, March 1, 1977
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On March 1, 1977, Michael Boyd interviewed Rowena Gonzalez (born 1946 in Wichita Falls, Texas) about her life in Nevada. Gonzalez first talks about her family background and residential history before discussing the way of life in Texas and eventually in Las Vegas. Several topics covered in the interview include Gonzalez’s recollections of the atomic testing, the building of the Hoover Dam, and Howard Hughes. The two also discuss tourism, the properties on the Strip and in Downtown Las Vegas, and early means of transportation.
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