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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others in front of the XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952
Date
1952
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (second from left) standing in front of the experimental helicopter XH-17, Flying Crane, with others (from left to right): Rea Hopper, Director of the Aeronautical Division, Hughes Aircraft Company; Hughes; Clyde Jones, Director of Engineering, Hughes Tool Company Aeronautical Division; Warren Reed, Assistant; Colonel Carl E. Jackson from Air Research and Development Headquarters, Baltimore; Gale J. Moore, Pilot; possibly Chal Bowen, Flight Engineer/Co-pilot; and an unidentified man, October 23, 1952.
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City map of Las Vegas, 1973
Date
1905-05-26
Description
Color; 55 x 45 cm., on sheet 95 x 47 cm., folded to 24 x 10 cm. Panel title: Las Vegas city map. Copyright held by Cardinal Publishing Company. Relief shown by hachures. Includes illustrations and advertisements. Index, text, illustrations, advertisements, and map of "Lake Mead National Recreation Area, lower basin section" on verso. Original publisher: Cardinal Publishing Company.
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Architectural drawing of residential home in Boulder City, Nevada, preliminary elevation, September 19, 1962
Date
1962-09-19
Archival Collection
Description
Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.
Architecture Period: Mid-Century ModernistImage
Photograph of Howard Hughes and guest, New York, New York, September 18, 1946
Date
1946-09-18
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Fight Spectators, New York -- With an unidentified companion, multi-million dollar movie producer and aviation Howard Hughes watches the Louis-Mauriello title bout from a ringside seat Sept. 18. Full big 5. Creditline (ACME) 9/18/46."
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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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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937
Date
1937-01
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes alighting from his plane at Newark Airport after establishing a new transcontinental record.
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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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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937
Date
1937-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes being welcomed at Newark Airport.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April 21, 1936
Date
1936-04-21
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes sitting in the Northop Gamma Racer in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Hughes sets new Miami-New York record Howard Hughes, Millionaire flier and pictured in the cockpit of his low-wing Northrop all-metal, plane, shortly after landing in New York, April 21st, 4 hours and 22 minutes after having taken off from Miami, Fla. He had beaten the record established by Jimmy Wedel in July 1933, by 36 minutes."
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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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