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Photograph of radio operators, July 13, 1938
Date
1938-07-13
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of radio operators assisting Howard Hughes on his flight. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Keeping in touch with Hughes' flight. L to R: Standing -- Charles Perrine and Al Lodwick. Seated are radio operators Gordon Gregory and Gus Kovatz. 7/13/38 Press Association."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard R. Hughes boarding airliner for Washington. 7/20/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes shaking the hand of what is presumed to be the pilot of the airliner he was boarding that was heading to Washington.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, July 4, 1938
Date
1938-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes being greeted by Grover Whalen at either Floyd Bennett Field or Holmes Airport.
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of mechanics putting provisions aboard an aircraft.
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, wide view of the Lockheed 14 plane being fueled by mechanics via the Colonial Beacon Oil Co, Inc.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Wichita, Kansas, July 4, 1938
Date
1938-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes after landing at Wichita, Kansas on the first part of a flight to New York.
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 landing in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes landing at Fairbanks 8:18 p.m. after flight from Moscow in 12 hrs., 17 mins. - distance 2457 mi. Distance flown from New York: 11, 188 mi. Elapsed time from New York, 72 hrs., 58 min. Flight time, 54 hrs., 39 min."
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Photograph of airplane controls, July 9, 1938
Date
1938-07-09
Archival Collection
Description
A close up of the control board in a Howard Hughes plane, likely the Lockheed L-14 Super Electra.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description written on back of photograph: "July 14, 1938: Tired and bearded, Howard Hughes was surrounded as he left his plane at the municipal airport (World-Chamberlain Field) to secure weather information before leaving Minneapolis to complete his record-breaking around-the-world flight-- the fastest flight ever made in circumnavigating the globe. Photo-courtesy "The Minneapolis Star" Board of Park Commissions 325 City Hall Minneapolis, Minn."
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