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Photograph of Howard Hughes, New York, April, 1947

Date

1947-04

Description

Howard Hughes exiting an airplane in New York, flanked by two unidentified men.

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Leon Hughes, son of Pahrump Ranch owner John R. Hughes, in front of the "old motel" located on the Pahrump Ranch, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1938

Description

From the Nye County, Nevada Photograph Collection (PH-00221) -- Series IV. Pahrump, Nevada -- Subseries IV.A. Hughes Family. Hughes believes the motel was constructed around 1920 by the Pahrump Valley Company, under the ownership of Isodore Dockweiler, to house Dockweiler and his associates when they visited the ranch. It featured a screened porch, one bathroom, running water, a flush toilet, a kitchen, and four bedrooms. The "motel" burned down in the early 1940s.

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Hughes XF-11 photographs, 1946-1947

Level of Description

Series

Scope and Contents

Materials contain photographs of the Hughes XF-11 prototype military reconnaissance aircraft from 1946 to 1947. The photographs depict Howard Hughes piloting the two XF-11 prototypes that were built: during the test flight in July 1946, Hughes crashed the first XF-11 in Beverly Hills, California; in April 1947, Hughes successfully flew the second prototype at high speeds and at high altitudes. However, the United States Air Force abandoned the controversial project, and in August of 1947, Hughes was called to testify before the Truman Committee in the U.S. Senate about the failures of the program.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes and officers, circa late 1930s

Date

1935 to 1939

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes at the World's Fair giving police time to keep any admirers away at a safe distance.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the Northrop Gamma Racer, 1936

Date

1936-01

Description

Howard Hughes getting into the Northrop Gamma Racer.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, Los Angeles, 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes standing in the doorway of his plane and shaking the hand of an unidentified individual amongst a crowd of men at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Testifies, Washington: A candid view of plane manufacturer Howard Hughes (above) testifying before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee today, August 6. hughes opened his testimony with a charge that Senator Owen Brewster (R. ME.), a committee member, offered to call off the senate investigation of his (Hughes) war plane contracts, if Hughes agreed to an air line merger. Credit (ACME) 8/7/47."

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Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst crowd, Chicago, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes amongst a crowd in Chicago, Illinois, 1938

Date

1938

Description

A view of Howard Hughes emerging from the Lockheed 14 aircraft after landing it in Chicago.

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