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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.

A view of crowds waiting to see Howard Hughes arrive at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Flight's End - Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y. -- Propellers still whirling, the plane which carried Howard Hughes and four companions on their dramatic Round-The-World flight, taxis to a stop, on a runway there, flanked by an escort of motorcycle policemen. Part of the crowd of 30,000 which was on hand to greet the fliers, may be seen. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38."

Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant. There is a section on "Intake Duct Body Plan."

Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist

Preliminary drawing of front exterior elevation of a ranch-style residential home in Boulder City, Nevada.

Architecture Period: Mid-Century Modernist