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Photograph of Hughes' Flying Boat on a test run, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

A view of Howard Hughes conducting a test run of his Flying Boat in San Pedro, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The view of Howard Hughes being escorted through a crowd of attendees at the World's Fair in New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Press Headquarters at field where Hughes ended flight. New York City-- The Press Headquarters set up under a huge tent at Floyd Bennett Field by the New York World's Fair for the use of newspapermen "covering" the landing of Howard Hughes and his crew after their record-smashing flight around the world. Part of the great throng that welcomed the gallant fliers mills around in front of the tent. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Postcard of Carson City Public School, Carson City (Nev.),1900-1930

Date

1900 to 1930

Description

An illustrated postcard of a Carson City public school.

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Photograph of Alexander Troyanovsky and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Russia, July 12, 1938

Date

1938-07-12

Description

L-R: Alexander Troyanovsky (Soviet Ambassador to the U.S.) and Howard Hughes at the Moscow Airdrome, Moscow, Russia, July 12, 1938. Original item may indicate alternate date: 7/2/38.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and guest, New York, New York, September 18, 1946

Date

1946-09-18

Description

Description given with photo: "Fight Spectators, New York -- With an unidentified companion, multi-million dollar movie producer and aviation Howard Hughes watches the Louis-Mauriello title bout from a ringside seat Sept. 18. Full big 5. Creditline (ACME) 9/18/46."

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Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

A man working at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes behind his plane at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes inspects his machine on arrival at Le Bourget, France, on his round-the-world flight."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 14, 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes talks over refueling at Minneapolis with a Northwest Airlines attendant."

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Film transparency of the Hughes Executive Air Terminal, Las Vegas, circa 1960s

Date

1960 to 1969

Description

The Hughes Executive Air Terminal in Las Vegas in the 1960s.

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