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Photograph of Howard Hughes and crew posing for photographs outside of City Hall, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The up close view of Howard Hughes and his crew of five posing on the steps of City Hall for photographs in New York City, New York. Crowds who gathered to celebrate Hughes' completion of his Round the World flight can be seen in the background.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew surrounded by a crowd before they take off from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew in Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew surrounded by a crowd before they take off from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York.
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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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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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New six span pile trestle was constructed immediately west of our present bridge, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Archival Component
Constructing bridge over new channel east of existing bridge east of Pomona, California, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Archival Component
Pile bridge at Milepost 7.71, St. Thomas Branch, will require new structure, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Archival Component
Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, 1938 July 14
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component