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Map of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico, circa 1867
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Photograph of the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938
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Archival Collection
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. 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
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Script edits from Douglass Biggs and Howard Hughes, 1931 July 16
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 043 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Script edits from Howard Hughes and Robert E. Sherwood, 1931 July 31
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 043 (Restrictions apply)
Archival Component
Map of California, and territories of Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, 1864
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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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
Photograph of new atomic-hydrogen welding process, Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1929
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Archival Collection
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Roy Pomeroy option agreement with Hughes Development Company for Multicolor equipment, 1931 July 16 to 1931 July 21
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 516 (Restrictions apply)
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Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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The Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs contain black-and-white photographs of businessman and entrepreneur Howard Hughes and his companies from 1916 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict Hughes alongside his aircraft, including the XF-11 prototype reconnaissance plane and the HK-1 Hercules, better known as the "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat." The photographs also cover the companies owned by Hughes, including Hughes Tool Company, Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes Electronics Corporation, and RKO Pictures.
Archival Collection