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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Co. Drilling Laboratory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "DRILLING LABORATORY The fundamental purpose of all Hughes rock bit research is to improve bit performance. In attaining this improvement it is necessary to balance design with the application of correct metallurgical materials and manufacturing methods. The preliminary proving ground is the Drilling laboratory housed in the main Laboratory building. Its field-size drilling rig, with 118 ft. derrick, was especially designed to test rock bits in a manner simulating oilfield drilling conditions."
Image
Newspaper clipping, bound volume, Howard Hughes, associates, Caddo Company films, and Hughes' aviation activities; Book VIII, 1932 October 02 to 1933 February 24
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 099 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 099 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Photograph of men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.
Image
Howard Hughes and others seated at banquet table, approximately 1930-1940
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 06
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
Howard Hughes on a ladder, climbing into the XF-11, 1946 July 07
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 09
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 09
Archival Component
Howard Hughes next to an XF-11 prototype, 1947 April 03
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 11
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 11
Archival Component
Howard Hughes next to an XF-11 prototype, 1947 April 03
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 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, 1947 July 07
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 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, 1947 July 07
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 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component
Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, 1947 July 07
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 12
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 12
Archival Component