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Photograph of a crowd of people awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of members of the Aeronautical Association awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes and his Lockheed 12 aircraft at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Official timers of Aeronautical Association compare their precision chronometers as Lockheed-14 roars overhead, marking end of Round-the-World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport." Typed onto a second piece of paper also attached to the image: "Official timers of the Aeronautical Association shown at Floyd Bennett Field comparing their precision chronometers as Howard Hughes' plane roared overhead marking the end of his Flight Around The World. July 1938."
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Aerial view of Hughes reception at Floyd Bennett Field. 7/14/38 (Press Association)"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes exiting the Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes getting out of cabin door of Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport in New York in 1938.
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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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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight in Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Flight's End: Floyd Bennett Airport - Howard Hughes' silver monoplane, "World's Fair, 1939," as the skimmed the runway just before landing at 2:37 1/2 p.m., to end a dramatic dash around the world. A minutes later, Hughes and his companions were mobbed by officials. Credit (ACME). 7/14/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a parade, Chicago, July 30, 1938
Date
1938-07-30
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Chicago Cheers Hughes and Companions, Chicago -- Howard Hughes, leader of the quintet that flew Around the World in 3 days, 19 hours, and Mayor Edward J. Kelly, of Chicago, riding at the head of the parade that the city staged in honor of Hughes and his four companions. Credit Lines (ACME) 7/30/38. (NY)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes after his round the world flight shaking hands with Secretary of State Cordell Hell as R. Walton Moore Counselor of the Department of State looks on. July 1938."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Clifford Adams in WINS radio station, New York, New York, January 16, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (left) and Clifford Adams at microphone of Station WINS in New York City.
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white, aerial view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard Hughes big silver monoplane landing at Floyd Bennett Field his afternoon completing a record flight around the world in 3 days, 13 hours, and 17 minutes. 7/14/38 (Press Association)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in Washington, D. C., July 21, 1938
Date
1938-07-21
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes Guest at National Press Club. Washington, D. C. -- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire round-the-world flyer is pictured as he spoke at the National Press Club here, July 21st, where he and his four companions were guests at a luncheon of the club. Hughes and the members of his crew on the flight visited Washington to personally thank Secretary of State Cordell Hull for his assistance in the clearing of their plane. Credit Line (ACME) 7/21/38."
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