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Photograph of Howard Hughes drinking water, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes drinking what seems to be a glass of water. There are onlookers behind him. Written on back: "Howard Hughes and plane." Presumably the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes getting into the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Written on back: "Howard Hughes and Al Lodwick, 1/37."

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Photograph of planes on the horizon, March 30, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes taking off from Newark for Indianapolis.

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Photograph of the Northrop Gamma Racer, Miami, Florida, April 21, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes taking off in Northrop Gamma from Miami, Florida to New York in an attempt for a speed record. Newwark, NJ

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April 21, 1936

Date

1936-04-21

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Hughes sets new Miami-New York record Howard Hughes, Millionaire flier and pictured in the cockpit of his low-wing Northrop all-metal, plane, shortly after landing in New York, April 21st, 4 hours and 22 minutes after having taken off from Miami, Fla. He had beaten the record established by Jimmy Wedel in July 1933, by 36 minutes."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northrop Gamma Racer talking to an unidentified individual.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northrop Gamma Racer talking to an unidentified individual.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, New York, 1936

Date

1936

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick beside Northrop Gamma, surrounded by a crowd at the Floyd Bennett Airport after breaking the record from Miami to New York in 4 hours and 21 minutes (distance 1095 miles; average speed 250 mph; high speed 290 mph). This bettered Jimmy Wedell's July 1933 record by 36 minutes. New York, New York."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick beside the Northrop Gamma racer, 1936

Date

1936

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick beside Northrop Gamma Racer.

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