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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer in Newark, New Jersey, January 14, 1936
Date
1936-01-04
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the side of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer.
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Photograph of people at Hughes Executive Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972
Date
1972
Archival Collection
Description
Description provided with image: "Temporary customs operation set up at Hughes Executive Terminal in Las Vegas In San Francisco by Scandinavian Airlines to process foreign passengers from 128 countries, here to attend the American Mining Congress. Las Vegas was designated an International Port of Entry in 1972.
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Photograph of crowd witnessing the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. Notice workers raising the power lines so the fuselage could pass underneath.
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Men working on Hughes rock drilling bit piece 5411-482 at the Hughes Tool company in Houston, Texas, approximately 1950-1959
Level of Description
File
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: Folder 16
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Archival Component
General Ira C. Eaker, the Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft, giving an unidentified man an award, approximately 1940-1959
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 16
Archival Component
The Miracle of Peille by Campbell, J.L.. Penguin Books Limited, 1938
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00
Archival Component
The Battle for Peace by Jones, F. Elwyn. Victor Gollancz LTD, 1938
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: No Container 00
Archival Component
Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat fuselage, Terminal Island, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat at Terminal Island in Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.
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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1917
Date
1916 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of the Hughes Tool Company, at Second and Girard Streets in Houston, Texas. Shown is the lab where the trench mining drill was developed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
A close up view of a propeller on Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.
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