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Aerial photograph of Hughes Flying Boat en route to 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.

Image

Photograph of the fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat in transit to 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. Photo includes image of a blimp used to take some of the aerial photographs.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes under the second XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Howard Hughes prior to test-piloting the second XF-11 prototype, a duplicate of the plane which crashed on July 7 the previous year.

Image

YESCO sign proposal for New York-New York, 2000

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

MGM Mirage Corporation Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00096
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component

Hughes XH-17 Flying Crane photographs, 1952

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the XH-17 Flying Crane helicopter from 1952. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes, officers from his company, and military personnel inspecting the aircraft and giving a press conference.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Description

Picture of people taking a tour of the New York Mine in Silver City.

Image

Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Description

A picture of houses on a hill near the New York Mine in Silver City.

Image

Photograph of the New York Mine, Nevada, 1930-1940

Date

1930 to 1940

Description

A picture of people taking a tour of the New York Mine in Silver City.

Image

Photograph of power plant, Hoover Dam, April 12, 1938

Date

1938-04-12

Description

Black and white image of the downstream face of Hoover Dam and its power plant at night, as seen from the lower portal road at the dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

New York New York Hotel and Casino: postcards, 1997

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00263
Collection Name: Dennis McBride Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 027

Archival Component