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Photograph of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes' 400,000 pound Flying Boat flying 70 feet above the water for one-mile during taxi tests over the Los Angeles Harbor with Hughes at the controls. Hughes had scheduled taxi tests only for the 219-foot long ship, but it "felt so good" on the second taxi test run at 95 miles per hour that he took it off the water on the third and final run, which is shown in the photo.
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Photograph of construction project, Boulder City, Nevada, October 1951
Date
1951-10
Archival Collection
Description
An exterior view of a construction project in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men in New York, August 20, 1938
Date
1938-08-20
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photograph: "Howard Hughes in New York after making a high altitude flight from Los Angeles during which he tested a new two-ounce oxygen mask."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being prepared for a test run in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being prepared for a test run in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being prepared for a test run in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, November 02, 1947
Date
1947-11-02
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being prepared for a test run in Long Beach, California.
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Photograph of Phyllis Green, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1970s
Date
1970 to 1979
Archival Collection
Description
Phyllis Green, the owner of Two Gals, in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of a hospital, Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931
Date
1931-10-12
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view of a hospital under construction in Boulder City, Nevada.
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Photograph of a hospital, Boulder City, Nevada, October 12, 1931
Date
1931-10-12
Archival Collection
Description
The grayscale view of a hospital under construction in Boulder City, Nevada.
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