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Howard Hughes in a New York hotel lobby after completing an around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Howard Hughes in car receiving the applause of the crowd during his reception in New York, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft over New York City, July 1938
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft over New York City, July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
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Photograph of a crowd watching Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, circa July 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
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Howard Hughes with a group of people from the Hughes Tool Company, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 06
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving from his flight around the world, New York, July 13, 1938
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection