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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938
Date
1938-07-14
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes talking to an unidentified man.
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Photograph of dwelling at Lost City, 1938
Date
1938-06
Archival Collection
Description
A restored Indian house at Lost City showing the lake only a few feet away.
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Photograph of Wengert children, 1935-1938
Date
1935 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
Four of the Wengert children, Ward, Marilyn, Shirley, and Robert, stand and pose together outdoors.
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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938
Date
1937 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A street scene of downtown Beatty. "Beatty Nevada Gateway to Death Valley" is written on the bottom of the photo.
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Photograph of Beatty (Nev.), 1937-1938
Date
1937 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the dirt road to Tonopah from Beatty. The Exchange Club is visible on the left. "Beatty, Nevada, Curtis Photo" is written and "Frashers Foto" is stamped at the bottom right on the photo.
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Photograph of a plane, Boulder City (Nev.), December 22, 1938
Date
1938-12-22
Archival Collection
Description
The photograph taken by Cliff Segerblom of a T.W.A. Mainliner at the new depot in Boulder Canyon, Nevada in December 22, 1938.
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Photograph of spectators around the Lockheed 14 at the Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, October 7, 1938
Date
1938-07-10
Archival Collection
Description
Spectators gathered around the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York, to watch Howard Hughes take off, October 1938.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
Date
1937
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes standing in front of a plane, likely the Sikorsky S-43.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes preparing to fly the Air Force test plane.
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