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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1937
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Materials depict the Hughes H-1 Racer in 1937. 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.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and employees at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1950s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s
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Photograph of Maude Hall and Archie Grant Hall, Nevada Southern University, circa early 1960s
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Maude Frazier Hall (left) and Archie Grant Hall (right) at the Nevada Southern University (NSU).
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1937
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, January 1936
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Parent and Excellence in Education Hall of Hall Award Ceremony, 1999
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Collection Name: Marzette Lewis Papers
Box/Folder: Box 16 (Restrictions apply)
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1943
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