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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes shaking the hand of what is presumed to be the pilot of the airliner he was boarding that was heading to Washington.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing on stage, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes standing on a stage with other unidentified men and women in front of a crowd in Chicago.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Texas, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A crowd of people attending a parade dedicated to Howard Hughes in Texas.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane at Floyd Bennet Airfield, New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Hughes sets new transcontinental transport mark. Floyd Bennet Field, NY--- Howard Hughes, millionaire flier, setting his famous round-the-world transport plane down here, early August 20th, after a record-smashing flight from Los Angeles. Hughes and three companions completed the trip in 10 hours 32 minutes and 20 seconds, shattering the record of 11 hours and five minutes set four years ago by Tommy Tomlinson. The flight was made most of the way in the substratosphere at an average altitude of 17, 000 feet. Credit Line ACME."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes boarding an airliner, July 20, 1938
Date
1938-07-20
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Howard R. Hughes boarding airliner for Washington. 7/20/38."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes being escorted by policemen in a hangar located at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.
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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, Chicago, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A bird's eye view of the procession of a parade in Chicago held for Howard Hughes.
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