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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.

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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes smiling at a banquet held for him in Texas.

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Photograph of Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre exteriors, Boulder City, Nevada, circa winter 1938-1939

Date

1938 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Exteriors of the Boulder Dam Service Bureau and Boulder City Theatre covered with snow. Snow-covered automobiles are parked on Arizona Street, and the Boulder Dam Hotel and the Union Bus Terminal can be seen in the distance.

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Lost City Restorations with rising Lake Mead in distance, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes, sitting and conversing with two unidentified men in Chicago.

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Howard Hughes and crew at a luncheon: Harry P. Connor, navigator of the Hughes plane; Grover Whalen; Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York City; Thomas Thurlow, navigator; Richard Stoddart, radio engineer; and Edward Lund, flight engineer; also William Randolph Hearst Jr. of the Hearst publishing company, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

Archival Component

Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for its final landing on its Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Field, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial New of landing, 7-14-38. (Daily News.)" Typed onto a second piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes plane from a welcoming plane as the Round the World flight ended at Floyd Bennett Field."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Before Hughes hopped off for Paris. Left to right: Edward Lund, Flight Engineer, Howard Hughes, Grover Whalen, Harry Connor, Navigator and Dick Stoddard Radio Engineer. At Floyd Bennett Airport 7/10/38."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Hughes takes off on flight to Paris. Floyd Bennett Field, New York City-- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire speed flyer, pictured in the nose of his Hughes Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as Hughes and his picked crew of four prepared for the take-off to Paris and probably around the world on July 10th. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the giant ship lifted from the field to follow the trail blazed by Chrales A. Lindbergh. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38."

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