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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
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in the pilot's bubble-glass canopy preparing for the first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photo planes, the XF-11 can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour, Army officials said. It is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Outstanding features include a full-span flap, unique eight-camera layout, and exceptionally fast take-off." Transcribed from photo sleeve: "Howard Hughes sits in the cockpit of the XF-11, a reconnaissance plane that Hughes built and designed in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. Hughes is preparing for his first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947.
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Howard Hughes taking off in the Northrop Gamma Racer from Miami, Florida to New York in an attempt for a speed record, 1936 January
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
Archival Component
View of George Washington Bridge to the Verazano Bridge in Manhattan from across the Hudson River, New York City, New York: panoramic photograph, 1980 May 28
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Item
Archival Collection
Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00414
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 04, Digital File 00
Collection Name: Bob Paluzzi Panoramic Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 04, Digital File 00
Archival Component
New York New York news reports, 1997
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 211
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 211
Archival Component
New York-New York, approximately 1970 to 1992
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Steve Bourie Collection of Casino Brochures
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Collection Number: MS-01078
Collection Name: Steve Bourie Collection of Casino Brochures
Box/Folder: Box 01
Collection Name: Steve Bourie Collection of Casino Brochures
Box/Folder: Box 01
Archival Component
New York-New York brochures, 1997-2002
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
MGM Mirage Corporation Records
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Collection Number: MS-00096
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 14
Collection Name: MGM Mirage Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 14
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