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Hughes Family, 1937-1956
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs from the Hughes Family of the Pahrump Ranch from 1937 to 1956. Materials include photographs of animals, ranch work, and old buildings.
Archival Collection
Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sits at the controls of his 400,000 pound Flying Boat just a day prior to its first tests in the Los Angeles Harbor in California. The aircraft was 219 feet long with a wing span of 320 feet.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at a parade held for himself in Chicago.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at a parade held for himself in Chicago.
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man handing Howard Hughes a certificate during a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
An unidentified man handing Howard Hughes a certificate during a banquet dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.
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Aerial photograph of the Hughes Aircraft plant, Tucson, Arizona, 1951
Date
1951
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes Aircraft plant in Tucson, Arizona, during construction, 1951.
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
Level of Description
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
Date
1936 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and an unidentified man standing before a plane.
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