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York Street 1929, 2005

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00615
Collection Name: Guide to the Canadian Film Centre Worldwide Short Film Festival Submissions
Box/Folder: Box 2005-010

Archival Component

Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white, wide view of the Lockheed 14 plane being fueled by mechanics via the Colonial Beacon Oil Co, Inc.

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Broadway during the ticker-tape reception accorded Howard Hughes and his four crew members in recognition of their around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 12

Archival Component

Photograph of Main Street in Silver Peak (Nev.), 1938

Date

1938

Description

Main Street, Silver Peak, Nevada, 1938. There is an inscription on the back of the image: "In 1938, Silver Peak was Esmeralda County's largest and most prosperous town, boasting a population of over 1,000. The economy was supported chiefly by the nearby mines of the Nivloc and Mary Mine areas. The town's prosperity ended when the mines closed with the beginning of WWII." The section of town in the upper left corner of the photo, which included the post office, several stores and a theater was destroyed by fire in 1948. There is a date stamp: Christmas, 1986.

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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 landing in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes landing at Fairbanks 8:18 p.m. after flight from Moscow in 12 hrs., 17 mins. - distance 2457 mi. Distance flown from New York: 11, 188 mi. Elapsed time from New York, 72 hrs., 58 min. Flight time, 54 hrs., 39 min."

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Photograph of crowds surrounding a car, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An image of crowds surrounding an automobile, Howard Hughes is presumably inside the car.

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Photograph of Howard in Washington, D. C., July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes standing before microphones.

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Photograph of a flight path map, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Description printed on back of photograph: "Map of Howard Hughes' flight."

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, 1938

Date

1938

Description

An overhead view of a parade thrown for Howard Hughes possibly in Texas.

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