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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Stratoliner in Glendale, California, August 30, 1939

Date

1939-08-30

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes' streamlined Stratoliner groomed for record dash. Glendale, Calif.-- With customary secrecy, Howard Hughes, millionaire oilman and speed-flier, is reported to be grooming his new $250,000, four-motored, streamlined Stratoliner(above) for another record-breaking transcontinental flight from Glendale, Calif., to New York. Hughes made the headlines some time ago when he broke the transcontinental record in a smaller ship. The new craft is pictured just before a trial flight at Glendale."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Float Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, Calif.: Water pours into Howard Hughes' mammoth drydock as the millionaire plane builder prepares to float his giant plywood flying boat on November 1st. The nose of the 200-ton craft can be seen at right. In upper right are three of the four right wind engines. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Affidavits, evidence, and correspondence regarding Hughes Tool Company v. Benjamin Fielding, Commissioner of Licenses, City of New York, New York, 1947 February 07 to 1948 March 08

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 139 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A close up view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

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Photograph of people at Hughes Executive Terminal, Las Vegas, 1972

Date

1972

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 HK-1 Hughes Flying Boat, on Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

Date

1947

Description

The HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat (with the number NX37602 on tail visible) in the water on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking world flight. New York, New York."

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Photograph of the Hughes rock drill bit type R-1, circa 1945-1955

Date

1945 to 1955

Description

A close-up of a hard formation rock bit type R-1, the engineering marvel on which the hughes fortune was founded.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Hercules Rolls Across Pontoon Bridge, Long Beach, Calif. -- The 220-foot, 60-ton fuselage-full, last section of Howard Hughes' $20,000,000 Flying Boat rolls across tricky pontoon bridge in Long Beach to complete a 28-mile trip to assembly dock at Terminal Island, Calif. The air giant is expected to try its wings early next year. Credit Line (ACME) NY."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The up close view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of people at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Escorted through crowd- 7/14/38 (Daily News)"

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