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Aerial photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" 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 in June of 1946. The airship photographing the scene is shown by shadow.
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Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat during its test flight, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Date stamped on back of photo: Nov 2, 1947. Transcribed from attached press release: "IN THE AIR Hughes Flying boat, with Howard Hughes at the controls, takes to the air at Los Angeles Harbor November 2, 1947. LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2 - - Howard Hughes' 400,000-pound flying boat, world's largest plane, in the air on its first flight. The mammoth aircraft today flew one mile at a height of 70 feet over Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship but it 'felt so good' on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water, as shown here, on the third and final run. The super plane's air speed was 100 miles per hour. Take-off speed was 95 miles per hour. Hughes termed the tests exceptionally successful. The eight-engine behemoth, launched yesterday off Terminal Island, passed its tests today in view of thousands on the shore and in small craft near the test area."
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Film transparency of the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, 1917
Date
1917
Archival Collection
Description
Employees in front of the Hughes Tool Company building in Houston, Texas in 1917.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving from his flight around the world, New York, July 13, 1938
Date
1938-07-13
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (center) in a New York City crowd of people after his around the world flight.
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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
A view of a crowd consisting of thousands of people who attended a parade that celebrated Howard Hughes' completion of his flight Round-the-World in New York City.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing near Douglas DC-3, New York, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing under the propeller of a Douglas DC-3.
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General Motors purchase of Hughes Aircraft Company
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Howard Hughes' relocations in years prior to death
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Frontier Hotel and Casino music hall, dinner menu, 1970
Date
1905-05-23
Archival Collection
Description
Menu insert: Wine lists Restaurant: Frontier Hotel and Casino Music Hall Location: Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Text
Photograph of Wright Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s
Date
1980 to 1989
Archival Collection
Description
An aerial view of the John S. Wright Hall. Hotels of the Las Vegas Strip can be seen in the background.
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