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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The up close view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of people at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Escorted through crowd- 7/14/38 (Daily News)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The up close view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of people at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Escorted through crowd- 7/14/38 (Daily News)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

A view of Howard Hughes, surrounded by crowds, after arriving in New York.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of a crowd of people watch Howard Hughes walk through Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "A scene at Floyd Bennett Field as Howard Hughes and his crew landed after completing a round the world hop. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of plane's interior communications equipment, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing communications equipment, undated. Written across the image reads: "Rotating loop column with aximuth" "Scale for radio compass bearing" "Radio compass AC Type E-4A with receiver type I99" "Radio compass AC Type E-4 with receiver type 192" "compass indicator" "2 Tuning controls" and "calibration chart - radio compass."

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Photograph of airplane equipment and plumbing, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing equipment, undated. Inscription on image reads: "Cabin fuel tank. Selector valves and plumbing."

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Photograph of interior valves for oil tanks, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing equipment, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "selector valve for outboard oil tanks" and "wobble pump from cabin oil tank to engine oil tank."

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Photograph of interior plane fuel outlets, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of a plane showing fuel outlet equipment, undated. Inscriptions on image read "fuel outlet" and "dump valve and control."

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Photograph of plane's interior fuel tanks, 1930-1950

Date

1930 to 1950

Description

Interior of plane showing fuel tanks, undated. Inscriptions on image read: "oil 75 gals" "upper right fuel 180 gals" "lower left fuel 180 gals" and "lower right fuel 180 gals." Other inscriptions at the bottom of the image are difficult to read due to darkness of photo.

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