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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, January 1936
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Aerial photograph of an unknown landscape, circa 1938
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Photograph of a parade procession, New York, July 15, 1938
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1943
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Portrait photograph of young Howard Hughes
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Photograph of mechanics with the Lockheed 14 aircraft, July 10, 1938
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Photograph of the Hughes XF-11 plane at the Hughes Airport, Culver City, California, April 4, 1947
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1920s
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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945
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