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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, Fairbanks, Alaska, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes world flight plane in S. Paul, Minn., for 33-minute stop before last leg of flight back to New York."
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "The arrival of Howard Hughes and his globe girdlers at Minneapolis to refuel before starting their last leg of a trip around the world. 7-14-38"
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Lockheed 14 aircraft preparing for a part of Howard Hughes' Around the World flight. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowd around Lockheed 14 waiting for Howard Hughes and crew to step out of plane at Minneapolis Airport."
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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: ""Just one more shot' Floyd Bennett Airport-- A corps of cameramen on the run in an effort to get just one more shot of Howard Hughes. As the millionaire flier left the field in an automobile, shortly after he and his four companions landed, ending their dramatic round-the-world dash. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Lockheed 14 airplane, July 5, 1938
Date
1938-07-05
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes exiting the Lockheed 14. Typed on a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes, millionaire sportsman, leaving cabin of plane (Lockheed 14) at Wichita airport, after trip from coast to N.Y., where he's reported taking off for Europe. Credit Line (ACME)."
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Photograph of a parade procession for Howard Hughes, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "New York hails heroes of World Flight, New York City --- In the greatest reception since Lindbergh's, Howard Hughes and his gallant companions paraded up Broadway today, almost smothered beneath New York's ticker-tape accolade recognizing their record-smashing world dash. Here's Hughes, (center back, seat), gazing up the tons of torn paper fluttering down on him and his comrades, following in the car behind. Beside Hughes on the left is Grover Whalen, head of the New York World's Fair, 1939. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from right) and employees, visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston Texas in 1938.
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Waters of Lake Mead rise to base of Lost City Restorations, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00214
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Elbert Edwards Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component
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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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "They also flew! New York City--- Heroes yesterday, spectators today. Standing obscurely on the sidelines while New York acclaimed Howard Hughes and his four companions with a typical ticker-tape parade up Broadway, were two men respective aeronautical feats also set the world agog. Second from left is Capt. J. Erroll Boyd, who flew from Toronto, Can, to London in 1930. On that flight he had as his companion and navigator Harry P. M. Connor, who served in the same capacity on the Hughes flight. Beside Boyd, (smoking cigarette) is Roger Q. Williams, who, in 1929, flew from Old Orchard Beach, ME, to Rome. Credit Line (ACME) 7/15/38 (FULL)"
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