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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.
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others, circa 1930s
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 14, 1945
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Photograph of Howard Hughes checking the Hughes Flying Boat, Terminal Island, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa late 1930s
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Hughes Tool Company and Preston Sturges, Articles of Incorporation for California Pictures Corporation, 1944 July 19 to 1944 August 24
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 427 (Restrictions apply)
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Margaret Ostler Stout-Hall oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Margaret Ostler Stout-Hall conducted by Claytee D. White on August 11, 2014 for the West Charleston Neighborhoods--an Oral History Project of Ward 1. Stout-Hall discusses growing up in Las Vegas, Nevada’s Rancho Circle neighborhood, attending Las Vegas High School, and becoming a Rhythmette. She also talks about working at the El Portal Theatre, dancing at the Wildcat Lair, and working for Harry Reid later in life.
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