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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the Hughes XH-17 plane, circa 1952
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Archival Collection
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Abstract
The Howard Hughes Film Production Records (1912-1992) represent Howard R. Hughes, Jr.'s Hollywood film production achievements through records from companies owned or established by Hughes. The bulk of the records date between 1926 and 1960 and include production and corporate materials from sixteen films, as well as materials related to Hughes' organizations outside of film development. Materials include documents, photographic prints and negatives, blueprints, line drawings, newspaper clippings, posters, paintings, and artifacts.
Archival Collection
Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1947
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Archival Collection
Description
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Hughes Aircraft; Howard Hughes and Aviation, Roots of Hughes, undated
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Hughes Electronics Corporation Records
Box/Folder: Box 11
Archival Component
Gilley's Saloon and Dance Hall: postcard
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Archival Collection
Description
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Howard Hughes in the back seat of a car en route to his hotel in New York, 1936 July 14
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Archival Component
Howard Hughes riding on back of car in a parade marking the New York World's Fair, approximately 1939-1940
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 07
Archival Component
Howard Hughes giving a news conference beside his airplane after landing in New York, 1947 April
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: Folder 02
Archival Component
Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain photographs of the Hughes H-1 Racer aircraft from 1935 to 1945. 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.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Howard Hughes in a New York hotel lobby after completing an around-the-world flight, 1938 July 15
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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