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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
An up-close view of Howard Hughes.
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Portrait photograph of young Howard Hughes
Date
1924 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait photograph of a young Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hull of "Hercules" Starts Journey to Assembly Dock, Culver City, Calif. - The 220-foot-long fuselage of Howard Hughes' gigantic airplane crawls down the highway on truck dollies after leaving the Culver City, Calif., plant. the hull is on its way to the graving dock for assembly at Terminal Island, Calif., 28 miles away. Note size of man on top of hull. NY EUR CAN. Credit (ACME) 6/16/46"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes taken in the Ambassador Hotel in the 1920s.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes installing radar, Culver City, California, May 03, 1947
Date
1947-05-03
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Radar Installed on Passenger Planes Culver City, Calif. -- Radar safety control system (cabinet, left, center) for passenger planes, demonstrated by Howard Hughes in a trans-world airline plane, at Culver City, May 1st. Radar, with 500 and 2,000 foot warning signals, tells the pilot when he is approaching obstacles. Equipment is being installed in planes flying routes from San Francisco eastward to Shanghai. Credit (ACME) 5/3/47."
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "New York welcoming Howard Hughes - General scene outside City Hall. 7/15/38."
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938
Date
1938-07-15
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a parade being held in celebration of Howard Hughes' completion of his Around the World flight in New York City, New York.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing in front of a plane.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
Date
1946-06-16
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hercules Fuselage Leaves Hangar, Calver City, Calif. - The hull of Howard Hughes' huge cargo flying boat, the Hercules, largest airplane in the world leaves hangar in the Culver City, Calif., plant to begin a 28-mile trip to Terminal Island, Calif., by truck and dolly. the 220-foot long hull-fuselage will follow the path of the wing sections to the graving dock where the air giant will be assembled. Credit Line (ACME) 6/16/46."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
Date
1937
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes posing in front of two flags.
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