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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Show rehearsal, New York City, New York, 1964
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Minsky's Burlesque Records
Box/Folder: Box 1 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Howard Cannon visits the new Savage Mine at Virginia City, Nevada: photographic print and photographic negative, 1981 January
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 18, Box SH-026
Archival Component
City Hall building, once the Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, approximately 1930-1949
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: L. F. Manis Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Box 03
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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The Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs contain black-and-white photographs of businessman and entrepreneur Howard Hughes and his companies from 1916 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict Hughes alongside his aircraft, including the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance plane and the HK-1 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat." The photographs also cover the companies owned by Hughes, including Hughes Tool Company, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Electronics Corporation, and RKO Pictures.
Archival Collection
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
Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel
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Photograph of Howard Hughes emerging from his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference next to his DC-3, New York, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and his crew at a parade, New York, July 15, 1938
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Archival Collection
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