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Photograph of Hughes Racer landing after historic flight, Newark (N.J.), January 19, 1937
Date
1937-01-19
Archival Collection
Description
Hughes' plane landing after historic flight. Inscription with image reads: "Hughes Racer landing at Newark Airport after breaking coast-to-coast record 27 sec. - distance 2490 mi. - average speed 332 mph. (This bettered his previous record by 2 hours.) Newark, New Jersey."
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in cockpit of the second XF-11, April 4, 1947
Date
1947-04-04
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes is seen sitting in the cockpit of the second XF-11 prototype, April 4, 1947.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and co-pilot at HK-1 gauges, October 31, 1947
Date
1947-10-31
Archival Collection
Description
Howard Hughes (right) and unidentified co-pilot at the gauge panel of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat.
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Photograph of worker in Hughes Machine Shop, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Date
1940 to 1959
Archival Collection
Description
The Hughes Laboratory machine shop is devoted to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool and joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop is equipped to manufacture these tools in sufficient quantities to make possible extensive and simultaneous field trials. The machine shop handles a large amount of work for the Research, Product and Metallurgical Engineering departments. This includes building new designs, new mechanisms and new devices for preliminary testing.
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Photograph of a banquet for Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 1, 1938
Date
1938-08-01
Archival Collection
Description
Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "Attending a banquet in honor of Howard Hughes were L to R: Mayor Frank Shaw of Los Angeles, Howard Hughes, Will Hays, and Gov. Frank Merriam."
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Howard Hughes Film Production Records
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A
Archival Component
Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the side of one of Howard Hughes's planes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of the side of one of Howard Hughes's planes.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of one of Howard Hughes's planes in a hangar.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes's plane, circa late 1930s
Date
1937 to 1939
Archival Collection
Description
A view of one of Howard Hughes's planes in a hangar.
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