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Photograph of Shirley Wengert, circa 1938

Date

1937 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Young Shirley Wengert posing in front of a fence and house. Here she is estimated to be around three years old.

Image

Howard Hughes after his around-the-world flight shaking hands with Secretary of State Cordell Hull as R. Walton Moore, Counselor of the Department of State, looks on, 1938 July 21

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.

Image

XF-11 plane before its first flight at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California, 1946 July 03

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07

Archival Component

Letter from J. Ross Clark (Los Angeles) to W. H. Bancroft (Salt Lake City), July 21, 1909

Date

1909-07-21

Archival Collection

Description

Clark recommends replacing the sheet metal pipeline with concrete to fix a massive leaking problem.

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