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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 002
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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company employees welcoming Howard Hughes, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. 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
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes drinking water, 1936
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1943
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Archival Collection
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