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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
Photographs of crowds at Around-the-World-Flight Parade, New York City (N.Y.), July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes being escorted into the Rico Hotel, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
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Photograph of the arrival of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, July 14, 2013
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Photograph of a crowd greeting Howard Hughes at Bennett Field Airport, July 14, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and three men, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938
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Howard Hughes with two others inside the Hughes Tool Company factory, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 05
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Howard Hughes and employees visiting Hughes Tool Company in Houston, Texas, 1938 July 30
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 08
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Culver City, California, August 16, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at a U.S. Coast Guard Station, January 15, 1938
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