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"The Message is Hughes" Hughes Space and Communications Company, undated
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection
Francis E. Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Francis E. Hughes conducted by Mark E. French on February 23, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hughes discusses the general lifestyle, culture, and family members that were amongst the first settlers of the Mesquite, Nevada area.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Earl Martyn in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Hughes Racer, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
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Archival Collection
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