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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Journey's End for World Fliers! Floyd Bennett Airport, N. Y. ---- The "World's Fair 1939.," Howard Hughes' silver monoplane, shown on the ground just after it landed here, concluding an amazing globe-girdling flight in total elapsed time of 3 days, 19 hours, 10 seconds. A crowd of officials surround the plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Telling the world about Hughes' record flight. New York City-- Radio men setting up their microphones in front of the crew of Howard Hughes great Lockheed plane so that Hughes and his heroic crew could send a few words of greeting to the world over the air waves after their record smashing flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at 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 flight. 7-14-38 (Press Association)."

Image

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

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew being surrounded by crowds as they exit the Lockheed 14 aircraft after finishing the Around the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Hughes reception at Floyd Bennett Field 7/14/38 (Press Association"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Checking damages of plane on arrival at Le Bourget. Le Bourget-- The thoroughness with which he planned the flight and carried it through was still with Howard Hughes when the millionaire flyer and his four companions arrived at Le Bourget, after a record smashing flight across the Atlantic. Hughes is shown here, examining the tail of his plane, just after landing, The tail was damaged slightly. After repairs were made, the fliers took off for Moscow."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938

Date

1938-08-20

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."

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Two span frame trestle undamaged despite 100 feet of track washed out to the west, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

East of Afton where westerly portal Tunnel No. 1 is surrounded by 1720 feet of washed out trackage, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

Milepost 198 indicates washout main track 234 feet, allowing no support track structure, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component

Between Islen, Nevada and Barclay, Nevada indicates embankment supporting main track washed out, 1938

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00043
Collection Name: Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 01

Archival Component