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Howard Hughes test-piloting the XF-11, Culver City, California, 1947 April 05
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes taking off in his XF-11 near Culver City, California, 1946
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Fuselage of Hughes's HK-1 Hercules leaves hangar, Culver City, California, 1946 June 16
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes standing on the outside steps of City Hall as he poses for pictures in New York City, New York, 1938 July 15
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Archival Collection
Archival Component
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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The Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection depicts the activities of businessman Howard Hughes from 1930 to 1950. The photographs primarily depict aircraft flown by Hughes or designed by the Hughes Aircraft Company, including the XF-11 reconnaissance plane, the HK-1 Hercules (or "Spruce Goose"), and the Hughes H-1 Racer. The photographs also depict celebrations following Hughes's circumnavigation flight in New York City, New York and Chicago, Illinois in 1938. Lastly, the photographs include Hughes testifying in front of the Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program in 1947.
Archival Collection
Pearl Hughes oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Pearl Hughes conducted by Katherine D. Beal on February 11, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, Hughes discusses her family's early arrival to Las Vegas, Nevada after moving from Salinas, California. Her family then bought and operated a motel in North Las Vegas, Nevada between the late 1940s to 1950. Hughes also discusses the growth of the hotel and casino industry, city urban development, community interactions, Las Vegas, Nevada celebrities, atomic testing, and President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Archival Collection
Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company photographs, 1917-1997
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Materials contain photographs of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft Company from 1917 to 1997. The photographs primarily depict factories, laboratories, and tools produced by the Hughes Tool Company. The Hughes Aircraft Company was founded in 1932 as a division of Hughes Tool Company.
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Archival Component