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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing in transport, California, June 1946
Date
1946-06
Archival Collection
Description
One of the wings of the Hughes Flying Boat is seen being transported by truck on a narrow road in the country, on its way towards the Los Angeles Harbor in June 1946.
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat wing under construction, Culver City, California, June 1, 1945
Date
1945-06-01
Archival Collection
Description
View of construction of one of the wings of the Hughes Flying Boat in a hangar at the Hughes Aircraft Company, June 1, 1945. Scaffolding is seen underneath the wing.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 14, 1945
Date
1945-11-14
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes H-1 Racer, with registration number NX 258Y painted on its rudder.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945
Date
1945-11-01
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes H-1 Racer, with its registration number NX 258Y on the underside of the port wing.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer taking off, Santa Ana, California, September 13, 1935
Date
1935-09-13
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes H-1 Racer taking off from Santa Ana Airport in California. The Santa Ana Mountains are seen in the distance.
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Photographs of the top of the Hughes H-1 Racer, 1945Photo
Date
1945
Archival Collection
Description
Top view of the Hughes H-1 Racer with an X painted over its R registration number on its starboard wing. The registration number NX 258Y is seen on the rudder. The back of hte image has information about the record-breaking flight using this plane.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 001
Date
1945
Description
Top view of the Hughes H-1 Racer with an X painted over its R registration number on its starboard wing. The registration number NX 258Y is seen on the rudder.
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, Image 002
Date
1945
Description
Along with the information is this card entitled "Record Breaker." It reads: "First product of Hughes Aircraft Company was Howard Hughes' uniquely designed H-1. Experts said it was farther ahead of its time than any plane built since the Wright brothers'. In 1935 Hughes flew the H-1 to a world's land plane speed record of 352 mph, many years before any military pursuit planes attained this speed, and in 1937 Hughes flew the H-1 from Los Angeles to New York in seven hours, 28 minutes, a record which stood for eight years. The H-1 was the first plane with a smooth metal surface, leading edge air duct intakes, jet thrust exhaust, bell-shaped cowling, drooping ailerons, and the first to have a power-driven retractable landing gear. -0- "
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Photograph of a replica of the Hughes Tool Company hard formation rock bit type R-1, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
A trophy modeled for display after the Hughes Tool Company hard formation rock bit type R-1. The drill bit was the engineering marvel on which the Hughes fortune was founded.
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Photograph of the interior of the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1917
Date
1916 to 1919
Archival Collection
Description
Interior of the Hughes Tool Company, at Second and Girard Streets in Houston, Texas. Shown is the lab where the trench mining drill was developed.
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