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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the XF-11, after his successful test flight, April 5, 1947

Date

1947-04-05

Description

Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES TEST-PILOTS SECOND XF-11. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Preparatory to making its first flight test today, Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, is shown in the cockpit of the second XF-11 sister ship to the plane in which he almost lost his life in an accident last July 7. Hughes designed and built the ship, one of the world's fastest long-range reconnaissance planes for the Army Air forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

Transcribed from back of photo: "Howard Hughes (in cockpit) warms up the XF-11 for its initial test flight. It is one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, July 7, 1946."

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Photograph of Hughes HK-1 during its test run in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Date

1947-11-02

Description

The Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat during its test run in the Los Angeles Harbor.

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Photograph of Hughes Flying Boat section being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946

Date

1946-06-15

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes installing radar, Culver City, California, May 03, 1947

Date

1947-05-03

Description

Description given with photo: "Radar Installed on Passenger Planes Culver City, Calif. -- Radar safety control system (cabinet, left, center) for passenger planes, demonstrated by Howard Hughes in a trans-world airline plane, at Culver City, May 1st. Radar, with 500 and 2,000 foot warning signals, tells the pilot when he is approaching obstacles. Equipment is being installed in planes flying routes from San Francisco eastward to Shanghai. Credit (ACME) 5/3/47."

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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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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved to the Los Angeles Harbor, June 15, 1946

Date

1946-06-15

Description

A section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946. Date stamped on back of photo.

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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 Frazier Hall construction, Nevada Southern University, Las Vegas, circa 1956

Date

1956

Description

The Frazier Hall as it nears completion for the Nevada Southern University.

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Slide of Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall and Judy Bayley Theatre, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, circa 1980s

Date

1980 to 1989

Description

Southern exteriors of Artemus Ham Concert Hall (left) and Judy Bayley Theatre (right), University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Lawn and shrubbery are covered with snow.

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