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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
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938
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Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes exiting the Lockheed-14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Culver City, California, June 16, 1946
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Archival Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes after hearing, Culver City, California, August 15, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel
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Photograph of the landing of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft, New York, July 14, 1938
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Archival Collection
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