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Aerial photograph of the second XF-11, Culver City, California, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

The XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Material Command engineers, sits in a field. Automobiles with cameras on top are parked, ready to chase the plane on its test flight.

Image

Publications and reports, 1949-2003

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

The publications and reports series of the Hughes Electronics Corporation Records date from 1949 to 2003. The materials include product and service brochures, employee resource literature and newsletters, organizational charts, directories, annual reports, and reports on the United States defense industry. This series also contains publications that were not produced by Hughes Electronics but were collected on topics relating to the work of the company or Howard Hughes. These include marketing material from other aerospace/defense companies, newspaper articles, and popular magazines including Look, Fortune, and Variety.

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Miscellaneous aircraft photographs, 1934-1972

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of aircraft built by the Hughes Aircraft Company or piloted by Howard Hughes from 1934 to 1972. The photographs primarily depict the Trans World Airlines Constellation during test flights. The photographs also include the Northrop Gamma Racer, Boeing 100 biplane, Lockheed-14, and an Avro Canada Jetliner.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Rosemont Enterprises, Inc., 1964-1973

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1965 by Chester C. Davis a lawyer for Howard Hughes, with the goal of protecting Hughes’ privacy and promoting a positive image to the public through approved projects and lauding his many achievements. The series dates from 1964-1973 and contains correspondence on screenplays and proposed projects as well as administrative records.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
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Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Northrop Gamma Racer photographs, 1936

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials depict Howard Hughes operating and working on the Northrop Gamma Racer 2G in 1936. In 1935 and 1936, Howard Hughes attempted to break several records in the Northrop Gamma, and he broke his own transcontinental record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 9 hours, 26 minutes.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component