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Hughes H-1 Racer, Newark, New Jersey, 1937 January

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 28

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat, San Pedro, California, November 01, 1947

Date

1947-11-01

Description

Description given with photo: "Float Hughes Flying Boat, San Pedro, Calif.: Water pours into Howard Hughes' mammoth drydock as the millionaire plane builder prepares to float his giant plywood flying boat on November 1st. The nose of the 200-ton craft can be seen at right. In upper right are three of the four right wind engines. Credit Line (ACME) 11/04/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Stratoliner in Glendale, California, August 30, 1939

Date

1939-08-30

Description

Description given with photograph: "Hughes' streamlined Stratoliner groomed for record dash. Glendale, Calif.-- With customary secrecy, Howard Hughes, millionaire oilman and speed-flier, is reported to be grooming his new $250,000, four-motored, streamlined Stratoliner(above) for another record-breaking transcontinental flight from Glendale, Calif., to New York. Hughes made the headlines some time ago when he broke the transcontinental record in a smaller ship. The new craft is pictured just before a trial flight at Glendale."

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Photograph of people in front of Boulder City school, Boulder City, Nevada, 1932

Date

1932

Description

An unidentified group of people in front of a Boulder City school in Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of Boulder City Co Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Image of store fronts in Boulder City, inclduing Boulder City Co Stores

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Photograph of the Boulder City Co. Stores, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

Shop fronts in Boulder City, with the Boulder City Co. Stores building in the middle.

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Magazines with articles about Howard Hughes, 1947-1976

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00380
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 47, Box 48

Archival Component

View of Boulder City: photographic print

Date

1930 (year uncertain) to 1933 (year uncertain)

Description

An unidentified individual looks out towards Boulder City in the early 1930s.

Image

Photograph of Boulder City Elementary School, Boulder City, Nevada, August 1932

Date

1932-08

Description

Black and white image showing the entrance to the Boulder City Elementary School during its period of construction. The building, currently City Hall, is located at 401 California Avenue in Boulder City.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 at Lake Mead, circa 1943

Date

1943

Description

A close up view of Howard Hughes's Sikorsky S-43 on the shore of Lake Mead after being retrieved from the water.

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