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Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Map of California and Territories of New Mexico and Utah, 1862
Date
1862
Description
Scale [ca. 1:3,231,360. 1 in. to approx. 51 miles] (W 125°00--W 103°30/N 42°00--N 31°45) ; 1 map : hand col. ; 40 x 60 cm., on sheet 46 x 68 cm ; Relief indicated by hachures and spot heights ; Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C ; Decorative border ; Hand colored ; Atlas p. numbers in upper margin: 58-59 ; Date est. from territorial borders and county configuration ; Shows natural features, locations of Indian tribes, proposed railroad routes, routes of explorers, trails, county boundaries and populated places ; Johnson and Ward
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."
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Howard Hughes standing on the outside steps of City Hall as he poses for pictures in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevent Field, New York, July 18, 1938
Date
1938-07-18
Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten on the back of the image: "Talking to W.D. "Jim" Guthrive at Roosevelt Field. 7/18/38."
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People atop a tower awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, 1938 July 14
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
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File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
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Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component