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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Mexico City, Mexico, February 18, 1947
Date
1947-02-18
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Mexican President Greets Visitors, Mexico City, Mex. -- Howard Hughes (left), millionaire aircraft manufacturer and movie producer, and Cary Grant (right), Hollywood screen star, who made a plane trip together to Mexico City, are pictured with A.C. Blumenthal (gesturing), famous hotelman and President Miguel Aleman at the National Palace. Credit Line (ACME). 2/18/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of crowds watching Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes in the back of an automobile in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes on his way to a hotel after arriving in New York. 7-14-38. (Press Association)"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting in a car, being driven away from Floyd Bennett Airfield.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes in the backseat of a car, after landing at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and engineers, Culver City, California, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant. There is a section on "Intake Duct Body Plan."
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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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Las Vegas City Attorney Howard Cannon pictured with Las Vegas city officials: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1958 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192). Left to right are R. W. Notti (Assistant City Manager), A. H. Kennedy (City Manager), Cannon, Shirley Ballinger (City Clerk), Mayor C. D. Baker, Commissioner E. W. Fountain, Commissioner Reed Whipple, Commissioner Harris P. Sharp, and Commissioner Wendell Bunker.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes sitting in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes on his way to a hotel after arriving in New York. 7-14-38. (Press Association)"
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