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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, April 21, 1936
Date
1936-04-21
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and an unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field after record flight from Miami to New York.
Image
Photograph of the Hughes Racer, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Hughes Racer in a hangar.
Image
Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat section being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946
Date
1946-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' 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.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946
Date
1946-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' 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. Date stamped on back of photo.
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American Pilot, outline, screenplays, and summary by Howard Hughes and Frank L. Moss, 1938 December 12 to 1948 September
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 250 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 250 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Series V. Hughes Tool Company, 1912 to 1990
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
The Hughes Tool Company series (1912-1990) encompasses the administrative, financial, and legal management of Hughes Tool Company. Materials within the series depict Howard Hughes' control of the company; his film, aeronautics, electronics, and real estate ventures; and his lawsuits and United States Senate hearing. The series also includes research reports on the corporate history of Hughes Tool Company and its subsidiaries, copyright histories for films Hughes produced, and correspondence from Hughes' associates searching for reels of Hughes' films domestically and internationally.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Plan of proposed new well pipe and fittings for Las Vegas, Nevada, 1936
Date
1936
Archival Collection
Description
Blueprint. Written on back of map:: 'Purposed [sic] new transmission lines--1936--transits.' Las Vegas Land and Water Company?
Image
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 landing in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on back of photograph: "Howard Hughes' plane landing at Fairbanks, Alaska, on flight around the world. 7/15/1938"
Image
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Identifier
PH-00321
Abstract
The Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs contain black-and-white photographs of businessman and entrepreneur Howard Hughes and his companies from 1916 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict Hughes alongside his aircraft, including the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance plane and the HK-1 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat." The photographs also cover the companies owned by Hughes, including Hughes Tool Company, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Electronics Corporation, and RKO Pictures.
Archival Collection