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Photograph of Howard Hughes on ladder under the XF-11, April 3, 1947

Date

1947-04-03

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to photo: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5 -- Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

A wide view of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer not in flight.

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Howard Hughes at Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937

Date

1937-01

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes being welcomed at Newark Airport after setting a new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs investigation into illegal fishing at Pyramid Lake, Nevada, letters and reports, photocopies, approximately 1938 January to 1938 May

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File

Archival Collection

Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00274
Collection Name: Martha C. Knack and Omer C. Stewart Research Papers on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Box/Folder: Box 05

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clinton Twiss, Hollywood, November 1939

Date

1939-11

Description

Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes as he accepted the Collier trophy award at NBC Hollywood Studios is shown with announcer Clinton (Buddy) Twiss."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing next to an airplane circa 1940s/1950s

Date

1940 to 1959

Description

A portrait of Howard Hughes standing next to an airplane circa 1940s/1950s. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo."

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Photograph of fuselage of the Hughes Flying Boat in transit, California, June 16, 1946

Date

1946-06-16

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 with Northrop Gamma Racer, January 1, 1936

Date

1936-01-01

Description

Howard Hughes standing beside the Northrop Gamma Racer, January 1, 1936.

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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of mechanics loading and/or working on the Lockheed 14 aircraft.

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