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Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1943
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Archival Collection
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Portrait photograph of young Howard Hughes
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1920s
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Archival Collection
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Hughes' H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the Hughes H-1 Racer, circa 1937
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Archival Collection
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"The Message is Hughes" Hughes Space and Communications Company, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11, Digital File 00
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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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