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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Grover Whalen's house, New York, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A close up of Howard Hughes, at Grover Whalen's house.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and two other men, circa late 1930s
Date
1935 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes standing between two unidentified men.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 07, 1947
Date
1947-08-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes Moves To Press Table To Hear Brewster Testimony, Washington, D.C.: -After complaining that he could not hear Senator Brewster's testimony, Howard Hughes took a seat with United Press at the press table. Hughes is pictured above, his head cocked to a public address system loudspeaker, at today's morning session before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee. Creditline (ACME) 8/7/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Earl Martyn in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (right) and Earl Martyn inside of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, which was near completion on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. The Hughes Flying Boat, also called the Spruce Goose, was the largest plane in the world.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes at the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing in Washington. Written on back: "Howard Hughes, 11/08/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with reporter, New York, April, 1947
Date
1947-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes at a press conference, standing in front of what is assumed to be a DC-3.
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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes in the cockpit of Hughes Racer while he is being interviewed by newsmen at the Newark Airport.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich, Houston, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and Noah Dietrich (the chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957), during a dinner in Houston honoring Hughes' world flight.
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Howard Hughes at Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937
Date
1937-01
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes being welcomed at Newark Airport after setting a new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 08, 1947
Date
1947-08-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "As Hughes Dropped "Blackmail" Charge - Washington, D.C., Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire air-plane builder, left, is shown leaning over the council table as he agreed to call of his "Blackmail" feud with Senator Owen Brewster at the end of today's heated session of the Senate Subcommittee's hearing of Hughes' wartime aircraft contracts. Committee members seated at the table (right) are: left to right: Senators J. Howard McGrath (D), Rhode Island: Claud Pepper (D), Florida: Homer Ferguson (R), Mich., chairman, and John J. Williams (R) del. spectators, reporters and photographers crowd around the committee table. Photograph by N.K. Benson 8/8/47." Another description given with photo: "Committee Closes Books On Hughes' Charges, Washington: Howard Hughes (right) exchanges remarks across the table with Sen. Homer Ferguson (R-Mich.), left, chairman of the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee, after the latter announced that the committee had closed its books on the inquiry into Hughes' charge that Sen. Owen Brewster attempted to "blackmail" him. Sitting next to Sen. Ferguson is committee member Sen. John J. Williams (R-Dela.), and standing directly behind Sen. Williams is Sen. Brewster (R-Maine), smiling broadly. Credit (ACME) 8/8/47."
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