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Photograph of the construction of Howard Hughes' Hercules, June 12, 1946
Date
1946-06-12
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Prepare to Move "Hercules" Wing, Culver City, Calif. -- One of the two 34-ton wing sections of Howard Hughes' eight-engined Hercules, world's largest flying boat, is put on house-moving dollies in Culver City, Calif., before beginning the 28-mile journey to Los Angeles Harbor, where the mammoth airplane will be assembled for its first test flight, supposedly around the first of the year. A two-day trip will see the wing- 19 feet high, 49 feet wide, 160 feet long - at the $200,000 graving dock at Terminal Island, Calif., which was built specifically for the assembly of the craft. Note comparative size of men working on the wind. Credit (ACME). 6-12-46."
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Portrait photograph of Howard Hughes, after the XF-11 accident, circa 1947-1950s
Date
1946 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes
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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Two men moving an outhouse with the use of a truck.
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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A bell located on Corn Creek Ranch.
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Photograph of an Old Ranch House, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
The old Ranch House on Corn Creek Ranch.
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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of two unidentified men haying on Corn Creek Ranch in Nevada.
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Photograph of Corn Creek Ranch, Nevada, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Tommy Worts gathering peaches for the market.
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Photograph of Cyril Wengert and daughter Shirley, circa 1938
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Cyril Wengert, kneels and smiles at his daughter, Shirley Wengert. It appears as if he is trying to give his daughter a flower.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Sen. Claude D. Pepper, Washington, November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes & Sen Claude Pepper 11/8/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, New York, September 12, 1946
Date
1946-09-12
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes being interviewed by reporters in New York, New York.
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