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Letter from Walter R. Bracken (Las Vegas) to E. E. Bennett (Los Angeles), June 18, 1938

Date

1938-06-18

Archival Collection

Description

Bracken requesting that a contract be prepared for work on increasing the flow of Well No. 2.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Washington D.C., circa 1936

Date

1935 to 1937

Description

Howard Hughes shakes hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt's office, after Hughes received the Harmon Aviator Trophy. Roosevelt is sitting behind his desk. Several unidentified men are standing by. To see an identical photo in sepia coloring, view Image 0321 0265, whh000544.

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Photograph of a party of salvagers, St. Thomas, Nevada, June, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A group of men dismantling a house and loading the fruits of their labors on a truck. The waters of the rising Lake Mead are in the foreground.

Transcribed Notes: Transcribed from photo sleeve: "a party of salvagers are almost too late in dismantling the last of the St. Thomas residences. (c. 1942) (photo by E. Edwards)"

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Photograph of attendants inspecting a plane, Brooklyn, New York, September 30, 1937

Date

1937-09-30

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: Hughes Buys New Plane. Attendants at the Floyd Bennet Airport, in Brooklyn, New York, inspecting the tire on the plane Howard Hughes recently purchased from the Sikorsky Company. Hughes accepted delivery September 30th, and flew the plane from Bridgeport. The tire blew as he was making a test landing. No other damage was done. Credit Line (ACME) 9/30/37

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, Califronia, November 02, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

A view of the inside fuselage of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat in Long Beach, California.

Image

Howard Hughes shakes hands with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Roosevelt's office after Hughes received the Harmon Aviator Trophy, 1936

Level of Description

File

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: Folder 04

Archival Component

F05-237 Howard Hughes in AVA; F05-442A Roots of Hughes 525 NTSC, 1991 December 11

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00485
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11

Archival Component

Hughes Aviation employees, 1975 June 30

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 42

Archival Component

Richins, Hugh and family, 1975 May 29

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Frank Mitrani Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00332
Collection Name: Frank Mitrani Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 42

Archival Component

Christmas menu, Tuesday, December 25, 1883, The New Osburn House

Date

1883-12-25

Archival Collection

Description

Restaurant: New Osburn House Location: Rochester, New York, United States

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