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Photograph of police escorting the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, June 15, 1946
Date
1946-06-15
Archival Collection
Description
Police escort lined up in front of Hughes Flying Boat on Roosevelt Highway in San Pedro, California, as it was being moved from Culver City to Terminal Island in Long Beach.
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Aerial photograph of Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, circa early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1965
Archival Collection
Description
Aerial view of the airport at Hughes' aircraft plant in Culver City, California. The airport's runway was in operation from 1941 to 1985.
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Aerial photograph of Spring Mountain Ranch, Las Vegas, circa 1960s
Date
1960 to 1969
Archival Collection
Description
Overhead shot of the ranch house and pool at Spring Mountain Ranch, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. The property was purchased by Howard Hughes from Vera Krupp as a house for his wife, Jean Peters, who never followed her husband to Las Vegas.
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Film still of air combat scene from Hell's Angels, 1930
Date
1940 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
Air combat scene from the motion picture "Hell's Angels," directed by Howard Hughes and released in 1930.
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Conceptual drawing of Mobots, 1959
Date
1959
Archival Collection
Description
Artist's conception of futuristic undersea Mobots, remote controlled handling devices envisioned by Hughes Aircraft scientists in 1959.
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Photograph of a blimp advertising The Outlaw starring Jane Russell, 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
Blimp used to promote the motion picture "The Outlaw," produced by Howard Hughes' RKO Productions, January 1950. Advertising reads, "The Outlaw. Kept off the screen for 3 years, it's coming at last! Jane Russell."
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Photograph of the Desert Inn hotel and swimming pool, Las Vegas, circa early 1960s
Date
1960 to 1964
Archival Collection
Description
Daytime photo of bathers posing near the outdoor swimming pool at the Desert Inn Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Photograph of Dick Hannah at a press conference, Los Angeles, March 19, 1972
Date
1972-03-19
Archival Collection
Description
Dick Hannah, official spokesman for Howard Hughes, talks to the media during a press conference, March 19, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. Hannah and two unidentified media members are seated around a table.
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Photograph of Dick Hannah at telephone press conference, North Hollywood, January 7, 1972
Date
1972-01-07
Archival Collection
Description
Dick Hannah, standing at far right, at Howard Hughes telephone press conference at the Universal-Sheraton Hotel in North Hollywood, California, January 7, 1972. Hannah stands before a table with various members of the media, including Gladwin Hill of the New York Times, Wayne Thomas of the Chicago Tribune, and Marvin Miles of the Los Angeles Times, seated behind microphones.
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Photograph of Dick Hannah in his office, Los Angeles, 1973
Date
1973
Archival Collection
Description
Dick Hannah, official spokesman for Howard Hughes, is seen behind his desk in his office.
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