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Howard Hughes sitting in his XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
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Photograph of the interior of an airplane hangar at the Hughes Helicopters Division of Summa Corporation, Culver City, California, circa late 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Polaroid of Showboat billboard advertisement, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Interior view of Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Exterior view of the Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Construction of the Showboat high-rise, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Exterior view of Showboat Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1986
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Showboat Atlantic City Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Clara Bow after winning the National Fame and Fortune Contest in New York City, New York: photographic print
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Abstract
The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection