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Howard Hughes and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia seated in an automobile that was used in a parade dedicated to Hughes's completion of his around-the-world flight in New York City, 1938 July 15

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File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 13

Archival Component

Howard Hughes and Mayor Fiorello La Guardia seated in an automobile that was used in a parade dedicated to Hughes's completion of his around-the-world flight in New York City, 1938 July 15

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

Aerial photograph of Parker Dam, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image of Parker Dam on the Colorado River at the California-Arizona border, 155 miles downstream from Hoover Dam. Note: Boulder Dam was officially renamed Hoover Dam in 1947.

Image

Photograph of Parker Dam Theater, circa 1938-1940s

Date

1938 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

An image showing an exterior view of the Parker Dam Theater (per the white sign on the side of the building). Presumed to be located near the state line between California and Arizona, the theater displays a poster for the 1936 musical comedy "Pigskin Parade."

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

Crowd of people watching Howard Hughes arrive at the Washington Airport in Washington D.C.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Washington Airport, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Crowd of people watching Howard Hughes arrive at the Washington Airport in Washington D.C. to thank Cordell Hull for the State Department's co-operation of Hughes' Round the World flight.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "H. Hughes, Jesse Jones R. F. C. of Texas, & Count de Saint-Quentin- Wash. D. C. International News."

Image

Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

Aerial view of the Lockheed 14 before takeoff.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

A close-up, black and white view of the nose of the Lockheed 14 aircraft.

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