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Parade procession celebrating Howard Hughes's completion of his around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Archival Component
Howard Cannon with a man in a wheelchair: photographic print
Date
1970-12-09
Archival Collection
Description
From the Howard Cannon Photograph Collection (PH-00192)
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Howard Cannon in the cockpit of the X-15 with Major Robert M. White on the right: photographic print, approximately 1950 to 1983
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00192
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Collection Name: Howard Cannon Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 22
Archival Component
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.
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting on a bed.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and an unidentified man inside an automobile.
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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), site plan, April 15, 1985
Date
1985-04-15
Archival Collection
Description
Site plan for the 1985 construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Parchment copy.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1937
Date
1937
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes alighting from a Stinson Reliant SR-9 aircraft.
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View of a bridge located in Nevada City, Nevada: postcard, 1905 August 15
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00171
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 14
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes sitting at a dining table.
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