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Photograph of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

The black and white view of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft in France. Text printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Part of the crowd that greeted Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers as they landed in Paris on the first lef of a round-the-world flight."

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "When Hughes arrives at Le Bourget on world trip. Paris-- French air experts examining Howard Hughes' arrival at Le Bourget. After a few minor repairs, Hughes and his companions hopped off for Moscow, second leg of their circuit of the globe in 3 days and 19 hours."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938

Date

1938-08-02

Description

Typed onto a piece of paper given with the image: "Hughes' Plane Over Los Angeles, Cal. -- The world-girdling plane of Howard Hughes pictured from an American Airlines plane as it flew over Los Angeles as Hughes and four companions on the record-breaking flight arrive at Los Angeles for the ovation accorded them by proud Southern Californians. The Los Angeles City Hall is in the background. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38 NY

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clifford Adams in WINS radio station, New York, New York, January 16, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes (left) and Clifford Adams at microphone of Station WINS in New York City.

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New Year's menu, unknown restaurant

Date

1870 to 1933

Archival Collection

Description

Note: Menu folds into its own enevelope. "Wishing you a happy New Year" printed on the "flaps;" "G.J. Cross" stamped on the back of the menu. Possibly from Barss House in Peru, Indiana, where G.J. Cross was the proprietor Location: United States

Text

1956 New Year's Eve celebration: photographs

Date

1956

Description

Series XIX. New Year's Eve Celebrations

Mixed Content

Photograph of advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas, 1938

Date

1938-06

Description

A view of the advancing waters of Lake Mead through St. Thomas.

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