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Final assembly, 1946 July 12
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Item
Scope and Contents
This sheet contains an index of mechanical component locations referencing some of the other sheets.
Archival Collection
Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
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Collection Number: MS-00920
Collection Name: Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
Box/Folder: Roll 01
Collection Name: Edward C. Light Schematic Drawings of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" Seaplane
Box/Folder: Roll 01
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Photograph of a drill bit at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "LITTLE BIT Only an inch and a quarter in diameter, this "microbit" enables engineers at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, to estimate the performance of full-size bits for the oil drilling industry. The company operates the largest testing laboratory of its kind anywhere in the world and produces thousands of rock bits necessary to drill deeper and deeper as the world's shallow oil wells have become exhausted. Howard Hughes terms the Hughes Tool company the "keystone" of his industrial empire."
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Photograph of the XF-11 prior to its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW-DESIGN PHOTO PLANE COMPLETED CULVER CITY, Calif., July 7 -- test-flown today for the first time, the new XF-11 was revealed as one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes. It was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with the Air Materiel command engineers. Army officials said that it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet. The plane has a pressurized cabin making it unnecessary for the crew to use oxygen masks. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947."
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The Exhibitor, 1948 July 7
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File
Archival Collection
Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00376
Collection Name: Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
Collection Name: Edythe and Lloyd Katz Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03
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Alternatives, 1982 July 4
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
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Collection Number: MS-00363
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
Collection Name: Greenpeace Pacific Southwest Records
Box/Folder: Box 04
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Midpointe, 1993 July
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 117
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 117
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Photograph of a crowd watching the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from stamp on back of photo: "June 16, 1946; Hughes Aircraft Photo." Crowds and policeman watching as a section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" was 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 June 1946. The men are raising the power lines so the fuselage can pass under.
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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying boat, as it returns from its historic test flight, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A side view of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, the world's largest plane, which successfully completed its first flight. The eight 3,000 horsepower engines lifted the craft from the waters of Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. The plane is 219 ft long.
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Letter from Hugh A. Shamberger (Carson City) to Las Vegas Land and Water Company (Las Vegas), June 21, 1950
Date
1950-06-21
Archival Collection
Description
List of wells owned by the Las Vegas Land and Water Company and the amount of water granted to each.
Text
Barracks, 1941 July
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Nellis Air Force Base Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00028
Collection Name: Nellis Air Force Base Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Nellis Air Force Base Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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