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Photograph of Howard Hughes installing radar, Culver City, California, May 03, 1947

Date

1947

Description

A view of Howard Hughes conversing with an unidentified group of people in Calfornia.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes visiting the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (foreground) and S. P. Brown (bending over) examining the new Hughes rock bit head at the Hughes Tool Company plant.

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Aerial photograph of Civic Center Drive and North Las Vegas City Hall, May 23, 1970

Date

1905-05-23

Description

An aerial view of the North Las Vegas City Hall and Civic Center Drive.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and a mechanic in France, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

Description written on photograph's accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes is shown checking his plane at Paris before leaving for Moscow on the second leg of his round the world flight 7-11-38"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes in New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07

Description

A view of Howard Hughes sitting with Al Lodwick and two unidentified men in the back of a car, likely being driven to a New York hotel, after landing the Lockheed 14 at Floyd Bennett Field.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Senator Harry P. Cain, Culver City, California, August 16, 1947

Date

1947-08-16

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Is Asked About His XF-11 By Senator! Culver City, Calif. - Millionaire plane builder Howard Hughes, left, is asked about his controversial XF-11 photo reconnaissance plane, background, by Senator Harry Cain, right, Republican of Washington. Cain is member of the Senate War Investigating Committee, and inspected Hughes craft after the plane builder had test flown the ship. An earlier model of same design nearly cost Hughes his life when it crashed in Beverly Hill last winter. Note wind-blown hair on both Pilot Hughes and observer Cain. Photo by Felix Pagel. 8/16/47."

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Aerial view of Hughes plant, possibly in Culver City, California, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00321
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 08

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes in cockpit of the XF-11, Culver City, California, July 7, 1946

Date

1946-07-07

Description

Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11. Trucks and emergency vehicles are seen nearby.

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Photograph of radar testing at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1959

Date

1959

Description

Engineers test radar equipment at the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1959.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and men at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, July 30, 1938

Date

1938-07-30

Description

Howard Hughes (2nd from right) with group of men inside the Hughes Tool Company shop in Houston.

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