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Howard Hughes and crew flying over Los Angeles, California Hughes during a record-breaking flight, 1938 August 02

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 15

Archival Component

Aerial photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat, Terminal Island, California, 1946

Date

1946

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.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

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: N/A

Archival Component

Sales material for the Granada model home in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1969

Date

1967 to 1969

Description

Sales material from the late 1960s for model no. 15 A residential home, called "The Granada," in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada. One side has an illustration of the front exterior elevation, a floor plan, and a list of features. The other side shows two alternate exterior elevation illustrations (15A-3-L and 15A-1-R). The price is handwritten. The development is located between Harmon and Tropicana Avenues (north and south) and Sandhill Rd. (west) and S. Lamb Blvd. (east).
Site Name: El Encanto (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Sales material for the Valencia model home in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1969

Date

1967 to 1969

Description

Sales material from the late 1960s for model no. 15 B residential home, called "The Valencia," in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada. One side has an illustration of the front exterior elevation, a floor plan, and a list of features. The other side shows two alternate exterior elevation illustrations (15B-3-R and 15B-2-R). The price is handwritten. The development is located between Harmon and Tropicana Avenues (north and south) and Sandhill Rd. (west) and S. Lamb Blvd. (east).
Site Name: El Encanto (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Sales material for the Conquistador model home in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1967-1969

Date

1967 to 1969

Description

Sales material from the late 1960s for model no. 15 C residential home called "The Conquistador," in the El Encanto development, Las Vegas, Nevada. One side has an illustration of the front exterior elevation, a floor plan, and a list of features. The other side shows two alternate exterior elevation illustrations (15C-1-L and 15C-2-R). The price is handwritten. The development is located between Harmon and Tropicana Avenues (north and south) and Sandhill Rd. (west) and S. Lamb Blvd. (east).
Site Name: El Encanto (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947

Date

1947-11-08

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes at investigation."

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of Julie Weintraub, Las Vegas, 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

A picture of Julie Weintraub. He was a big gambling figure, popularized gambling "junkets," and helped build the Dunes Hotel into one of the biggest casinos of its time.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane, circa late 1930s

Date

1937 to 1939

Description

A view of the side of one of Howard Hughes's planes.

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