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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Senator Howard Cannon is pictured with a group of Nevada constituents and Harry Reid: photographic print, 1977 July
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Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
Archival Component
Howard Cannon with three unidentified women in his Washington, D.C. office: photographic print, 1979 July
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Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 17
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 17
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Quitclaim assignment, RKO General, Incorporated to Howard Hughes for The Conqueror, 1963 July 30
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 371 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 371 (Restrictions apply)
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Corrine Griffith Productions and Howard Hughes, contract and correspondence, 1923 July 09 to 1927 December 05
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 508 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 508 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Howard Cannon portrait: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon posing: photographic print
Date
1950 (year approximate) to 1983 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Hughes Center, Los Angeles, California objectives, 1984 July 23 to 1984 September 17
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
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Collection Number: MS-01091
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 06
Collection Name: Thomas L. Morgan Real Estate Development Records
Box/Folder: Box 06
Archival Component