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Howard Hughes at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes near his Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after breaking the coast-to-coast record from Burbank to Newark in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 27 seconds. The distance he covered was 2490 miles while he was going an average speed of 332 mph. This record bettered his previous record by two hours.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes sits with his witnesses at Senate War Invest. Hearing. 1st row (l to r): Glen Odekirk & Thomas Slack; 2nd row (l to r): E. A. Peterman, Richard (?), & Howard Hughes; 3rd row (l to r): Edward Schwartz, John Parkinson, & John R. (?)."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47." Hand-written description also written on back of photo: "Howard Hughes & Atty. Thomas Slack."
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New York Times articles: photographic slide
Date
1960-05-06
Archival Collection
Description
From the Sister Klaryta Antoszewska Photograph Collection (PH-00352). From Slides #1550 through 1557. Newspaper title text: “Soviet Downs American Plane; U.S. Says It Was Weather Craft; Khrushchev Sees Summit Blow.”
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New York-New York - Entryway, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
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Item
Archival Collection
Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00419
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
New York-New York - Exterior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00419
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
New York-New York - Interior, Las Vegas, Nevada: panoramic photograph, 2006
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00419
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Collection Name: Thomas Schiff Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00, Oversized Box 01
Archival Component
Photograph of the Hughes Racer at the Newark Airport, New Jersey, January 1937
Date
1937-01
Archival Collection
Description
Black and white image of the Hughes Racer at Newark Airport after setting new transcontinental record of 332 miles an hour.
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Interview with Herbert Frank York, January 16, 2004
Date
2004-01-16
Archival Collection
Description
Narrator affiliation: Physicist, First director, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory; Arms control negotiator; Director, Defense Dept. Research adn Engineering
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, D.C., November 08, 1947
Date
1947-11-08
Archival Collection
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Carries His Lunch Tray Cafeteria Style - Washington, D.C. Howard Hughes is shown selecting his luncheon cafeteria style during a short recess of the Senate investigation of his wartime plane contracts. Along with Thomas A. Slack, his counsel, the millionaire plane builder had his luncheon in the cafeteria of the Senate office building, while Senator Homer Ferguson, (R) Michigan the Sub-Committee Chairman, called the recess due to the absence of the witnesses summoned to the inquiry at Hughes' request. 11/8/47." Hand-written description on back of photo: "Howard Hughes & Atty. Thomas Slack have bite in Senate Office Bldg. 11/8/47."
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