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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
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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.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with a XH-17 helicopter, Culver City, California, October 23, 1952
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Hughes Productions and Hughes Tool Company regarding The Outlaw film rights, 1955 July 25 to 1962 April 17
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 156 (Restrictions apply)
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Del Webb's Sahara Boardwalk-Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino: Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Albert Lodwick, and unidentified man at Floyd Bennett Field, New York, April 21, 1936
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Frederick Hugh Thatcher oral history interview summary, 2006 July 04
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Jarbidge, Nevada Community Archives Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01
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Rex Bell in Boulder City, Nevada on with two unidentified women: Handwritten on back "July 4, 1955, Boulder City", 1955 July 04
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Walking Box Ranch Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A
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Newspaper clippings about Hughes Aircraft Company in Culver City, 1948-1954
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Reference Files
Box/Folder: Box 07
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