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Photograph of Howard Hughes in France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes speaking into a mike at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-12-1938"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew before leaving for Paris.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew before leaving for Paris.

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Leon Hughes, son of John R. Hughes, on the Pahrump Ranch, 1938

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File

Archival Collection

Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00221
Collection Name: Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14

Archival Component

Photo album with publicity photographs of Howard Hughes and Hughes aircraft and clippings about technical drawings of Hughes aircraft, 1940s-1980

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00400
Collection Name: David Rea Collection of Howard Hughes Publicity Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

Central Park, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph, 1981 May 31

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00414
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 07, Digital File 00

Archival Component

Central Park, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph, 1981 May 31

Level of Description

Item

Archival Collection

Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00414
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 07, Digital File 00

Archival Component

Photograph of the transportation of Howard Hughes' Hercules, California, June 13, 1946

Date

1946-06-13

Description

Description given with photo: "Giant Wing Nears End of Journey, Long Beach, Calif. -- Traveling at a snails pace of 2 1/2 miles per hour, hauling truck slowly pulls a wing of Howard Hughes' mammoth plane across a pontoon bridge in the Tideland Oil fields. Almost half the tremendous job of transporting the $200,000,000 flying boat to its destination has been completed. Credit (ACME). 6-14-46."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes At Controls Of Sky Giant For Taxi Tests - Long Beach, Cal. : Howard Hughes, millionaire plane builder, flyer and movie maker, is shown at the controls of the world's largest flying boat prior to taking the 400,000-pound craft out for taxi tests on Los Angeles Harbor. The plane, which figured in the Senate investigation of Hughes' wartime activities last summer, is 219 feet long with a wingspan of 320 feet. It was launched today, but will not be air tested until next spring. Shortly after this photo was made it was announced that taxi tests had been postponed. 11/1/47."

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