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Photograph of Howard Hughes flying a plane, circa 1944
Date
1943 to 1945
Archival Collection
Description
A view of Howard Hughes and others seated inside of a aircraft's cockpit.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes' plane, Los Angeles, August 02, 1938
Date
1938-08-02
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper given with the image: "Hughes' Plane Over Los Angeles, Cal. -- The world-girdling plane of Howard Hughes pictured from an American Airlines plane as it flew over Los Angeles as Hughes and four companions on the record-breaking flight arrive at Los Angeles for the ovation accorded them by proud Southern Californians. The Los Angeles City Hall is in the background. Credit Line (ACME) 8/2/38 NY
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and other men, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes and unidentified men standing in a building possibly located in Texas.
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Howard Hughes's HK-1 Hercules being guarded by police as the aircraft travels down a street in Culver City, California, 1946 June 16
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 21
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 21
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes and Grover Whalen, 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Howard Hughes is appointed Aeronautic Adviser to the New York Worlds Fair 1939 by Grover Whalen, its president."
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Photograph of a costume party at the Goldfield dance hall, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
Date
1900 to 1925
Archival Collection
Description
Photograph of a costume party at the Goldfield dance hall, Goldfield (Nev.), 1900-1925
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, standing by the XF-11, April 3, 1947
Date
1947-04-03
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES READY FOR TAKE-OFF IN SECOND XF-11 FLIGHT. CULVER CITY, Calif., April 5. Howard Hughes, famed flier-industrialist, recovered from injuries following crash last July 7, is shown here just before he test-piloted today a duplicate of the plane in which he nearly lost his life. He designed and built the plane, designated XF-11, and one of the world's fastest photo-reconnaissance ships, for the Army Air Forces in conjunction with the Air Materiel Command engineers."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with reporters, Washington, August 06, 1947
Date
1947-08-06
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "102,246 - Watch Your Credit - International News Photo. Slug - (Howard Hughes) Hughes Ready For Senate Investigators, Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes, right, is interviewed by reporters at Washington National Airport after his arrival in a converted B-23 bomber from Culver City, X California. Hughes, there to face Senate Investigators, said he would be "most happy" to repeat under oath charges he has made against chairman Owen Brewster, (R) of Me., of the Senate War Investigating Committee now probing his wartime plane contracts. -Photo by G.B. Kress- 8/6/47."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, June 04, 1938
Date
1938-06-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes leaving his private hangar as he is wished "happy landings" and well wishes by friends before he boards his speedy Lockheed plane at Union Air Terminal in Burbank, California.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with unidentified men, New York, circa 1938
Date
1938
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes talking to unidentified men who are presumably members of the press most likely about his completion of his Round the World flight in New York City, New York.
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