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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man inside an automobile.

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127 New York (N.Y.), Culinary Union, 1990s (folder 1 of 1), image 15

Date

1990 to 1999

Description

Arrangement note: Series III. Internal: Work

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Photogrpah of the Howard Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937

Date

1936 to 1938

Description

The black and white view of the Hughes H-1 Racer in a hangar.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (second from right) and employees, visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston Texas in 1938.

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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 002

Date

1945

Description

Along with the information is this card entitled "Record Breaker." It reads: "First product of Hughes Aircraft Company was Howard Hughes' uniquely designed H-1. Experts said it was farther ahead of its time than any plane built since the Wright brothers'. In 1935 Hughes flew the H-1 to a world's land plane speed record of 352 mph, many years before any military pursuit planes attained this speed, and in 1937 Hughes flew the H-1 from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours, 28 minutes, a record which stood for eight years. The H-1 was the first plane with a smooth metal surface, leading edge air duct intakes, jet thrust exhaust, bell-shaped cowling, drooping ailerons, and the first to have a power-driven retractable landing gear. -0- "

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Tattersall's complementary dinner to William Easton, menu, January 15, 1892, Hotel Continental

Date

1892-01-15

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Horse shoe shaped menu Restaurant: Hotel Continental (London, England) Location: Regent Street, S. W., London, England

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1937

Date

1937

Description

Howard Hughes alighting from a Stinson Reliant SR-9 aircraft.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes sitting at a dining table.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes being photographed in the passenger seat of a car.

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