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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." 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."
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View of George Washington Bridge to the Verazano Bridge in Manhattan from across the Hudson River, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph, 1980 May 28
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Item
Archival Collection
Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00414
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 04, Digital File 00
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 04, Digital File 00
Archival Component
New York, New York 1-3, undated
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File
Archival Collection
Johnny Pate Music Scores and Music Manuscripts
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Collection Number: MS-00491
Collection Name: Johnny Pate Music Scores and Music Manuscripts
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 07
Collection Name: Johnny Pate Music Scores and Music Manuscripts
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 07
Archival Component
New York, New York, undated
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Connie Atkinson Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
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Collection Number: MS-00560
Collection Name: Connie Atkinson Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 23
Collection Name: Connie Atkinson Collection of Sheet Music and Music Scores
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 23
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