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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

Date

1938-07-10

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airport just before Hughes takes off for Paris.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes leaving the Northrop Gamma Racer, Newark, New Jersey, January 13, 1936

Date

1936-01-13

Description

Howard Hughes leaving the cockpit of a Northrop Gamma, surrounded by a crowd at Newark New Jersey Airport. Hughes set a coast-to-coast speed record. A bank of microphones and a movie camera are seen beside the plane.

Image

Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

A view of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen at Floyd Bennett Airfield in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Grover Whalen greets Hughes. New York City-- His face covered by stubble and still wearing his battered hat, Howard Hughes is taken in tow by Grover Whalen, World's Fair head, shortly after Hughes and his companions set their plane down at Floyd Bennett Airport here, completing their dramatic dash around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Northrop Gamma Racer, Newark, New Jersey, January 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Black and white photograph of unidentified men positioning aircraft.

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Photograph of the arrival of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of motorcycle police awaiting the arrival of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Motorcycle police on hand for Hughes' landing, New York city -- Motorcycle policemen lined up on Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, to help keep in check the crowd of 30,000 persons that gathered to greet Howard Hughes and his heroic crew as they landed their giant Lockheed plain after their record-smashing flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME). 7/14/38."

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Howard Hughes and crew in parade up Broadway after record-breaking around-the-world flight New York, New York, 1938 July 15

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes on a telephone.

Image

Press release announcing Howard Hughes' purchase of the Sands Hotel

Date

1967-07-24

Description

Press release quoting Bob Paige announcing Howard Hughes' acquistion of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

Text

Photograph of Howard Hughes at a press conference beside his Douglas DC-3, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes giving a news Conference beside his airplane after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal XF-11 prototype crash in 1946.

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Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Identifier

MS-01036

Abstract

The Howard Hughes Film Production Records (1912-1992) represent Howard R. Hughes, Jr.'s Hollywood film production achievements through records from companies owned or established by Hughes. The bulk of the records date between 1926 and 1960 and include production and corporate materials from sixteen films, as well as materials related to Hughes' organizations outside of film development. Materials include documents, photographic prints and negatives, blueprints, line drawings, newspaper clippings, posters, paintings, and artifacts.

Archival Collection