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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 1936
Date
1936-01
Archival Collection
Description
A portrait of Howard Hughes posing.
Image
Photograph of the Hughes XF-11 plane at the Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, April 4, 1947
Date
1947-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
The XF-11 plane's second flight immediately following take-off, at the Hughes Airport in Culver City, California
Image
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1943
Date
1943
Archival Collection
Description
An up-close view of Howard Hughes.
Image
Portrait photograph of young Howard Hughes
Date
1924 to 1946
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait photograph of a young Howard Hughes.
Image
Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents
Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. The photographs primarily depict Howard Hughes standing with the plane or in the plane's cockpit. The plane was designed by Glenn Odekirk and built by Hughes Aircraft Company in 1935, the first plane produced by the company. Hughes broke several records in the H-1, including the landplane speed record in 1935. In 1937, Hughes broke his own transcontinental speed record by flying from Los Angeles, California to New York City, New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes. Despite its speed, Hughes was unable to sell the H-1 to the U.S. military.
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1920s
Date
1920 to 1929
Archival Collection
Description
Portrait of Howard Hughes taken in the Ambassador Hotel in the 1920s.
Image
Hughes' H-1 Racer aircraft, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Hughes H-1 Racer in a hangar.
Image
Photograph of the Hughes H-1 Racer, circa 1937
Date
1936 to 1938
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of the Hughes H-1 Racer in a hangar.
Image
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Identifier
PH-00373
Abstract
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