Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

Search Results

Display    Results Per Page
Displaying results 1851 - 1860 of 86869

"Fink's NYRA Proposal as It Would Affect OTB" for the New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation, 1981

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 045

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes, June 04, 1938

Date

1938-06-04

Description

Howard Hughes leaving his private hangar as he is wished "happy landings" and well wishes by friends before he boards his speedy Lockheed plane at Union Air Terminal in Burbank, California.

Image

Photograph of a street scene near dance halls, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1920

Date

1900 to 1920

Description

Caption: Jake Goodfriend
Site Name: Jake's Dance Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)
Pioneer Dance Hall (Goldfield, Nev.)

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and others on stage, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and others standing on stage in front of a crowd in Chicago.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944

Date

1943 to 1945

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man sitting inside the cockpit of an aircraft.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Joe Pertalli, circa 1947

Date

1947

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes and Joe Pertalli."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting at a table. A few unidentified men, possibly reporters, are writing on notepads.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes (third from left) standing with unidentified men in a building possibly located in Texas.

Image

Financial reports for the Hughes Corporation, 1990

Date

1990

Archival Collection

Description

Financial reports for the Hughes Corporation, 1990

Text