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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes leaving Floyd Bennett Airport after completing a round the world flight with four companions. He is leaving with Grover Whalen (Left in picture) 7-14-38. (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Grover Whalen greets Hughes. New York City-- His face covered by stubble and still wearing his battered hat, Howard Hughes is taken in tow by Grover Whalen, World's Fair head, shortly after Hughes and his companions set their plane down at Floyd Bennett Airport here, completing their dramatic dash around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Fiorello La Guardia and Grover Whalen, New York, July 12, 1938
Date
1938-07-12
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (wearing hat) receives congratulations from Mayor Fiorello La Guardia at Floyd Bennett Airport in Brooklyn. The gentleman wearing a polka dot bow tie, standing behind the mayor is Grover Whalen. Mr. Whalen was president of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
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Schoolgirl's Weekly, vol. 32, no. 812. London: Amalgamated Press, Ltd., 1938 May 14
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Item
Archival Collection
Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
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Collection Number: MS-01144
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: Box 23
Collection Name: Mavis Eggle "Books as They Were Bought" Collection
Box/Folder: Box 23
Archival Component
Photographs of crowds at Around-the-World-Flight Parade, New York City (N.Y.), July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Crowd at a parade in New York City celebrating the completion of Howard Hughes' Around-the-World Flight!
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Valley of Fire, Mount Charleston, Lost City, and Fremont Street, 1937 November 26-1938 February 14
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Robert Woodruff Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00455
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Collection Name: Robert Woodruff Papers
Box/Folder: Box 08
Archival Component
View east from foot of stairway in basement museum room: photographic print and negative, 1938 January 10
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Item
Archival Collection
United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Center of basement museum room, showing space underneath stairs: photographic print and negative, 1938 January 10
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00189
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: United States National Park Service Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
East-north exposure of house with children Betty and Robert building a snowman, Las Vegas, 1938 February 03
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00012
Collection Name: Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Betty Ham Dokter Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
Alexander Troyanovsky, Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Moscow, Russia, 1938 July 12
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
Archival Component