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Photograph of the fuselage of the Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Culver City, California, 1946
Date
1946
Archival Collection
Description
A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "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 and Cordell Hull, Washington D.C., July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "As Hughes Visited Washington To Thank Cordell Hull, Washing, D. C. -- Police escorting Howard Hughes holding hat, through the admiring throungs at the Washington Airport as the intrepid flyer and his four companions on his Round-The-World flight came to the Capital, July 21st, to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his cooperation in clearing their take-offs on their flight. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38."
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Herbert F. York lecture recording, 2005 October 12
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00818
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Collection Name: Nevada Test Site Oral History Project Records
Box/Folder: Digital File 01
Archival Component
Photograph of a map showing the course of Howard Hughes' Round the World flight, circa 1938
Date
1938 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a map showing the path Howard Hughes took on his Round the World trip.
Image
Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft being surrounded by people at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.
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View of George Washington Bridge to the Verazano Bridge in Manhattan from across the Hudson River, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph
Date
1980-05-28
Archival Collection
Description
From the Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Glenn E. Odekirk, Glendale, California, July 13, 1938
Date
1938-07-13
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes (right) is shown with co-pilot Glenn E. Odekirk after their one stop flight from Seattle to Glendale."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer, Newark, New Jersey, January 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white photograph of unidentified men positioning aircraft.
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Photograph of XF-11 plane at the Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946
Date
1946-07-07
Archival Collection
Description
First test flight of the XF-11 at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California in 1946.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with three unidentified men circa late 1940s/early 1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes shaking hands with a group of men circa late 1940s/early 1950s.
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