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Photograph of Howard Hughes examining machinery at the Hughes Tool Company, 1938
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Photograph of the Hughes Racer, circa 1937
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others with the Hughes XH-17 plane, circa 1952
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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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.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1947
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Map of economical features of parts of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, January 8, 1878
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37 x 49 cm. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. "Atlas sheet no. 69(B)." "Issued Jan'y 8th 1878." "Expeditions of 1874-1875 & 1877 under the command of 1st. Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army." Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. "Weyss, Lang & Herman, del." "By order of the honorable the Secretary of War." "Under the direction of Brig. General A. A. Hunphreys, Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army." Original publisher: U.S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Scale: 1 inch to 4 miles or 1: 253440.
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Hughes H-1 Racer photographs, 1935-1945
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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
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Howard Hughes in New York beside the Northrop Gamma Racer at the Floyd Bennett Airport after breaking the record from Miami to New York speed record, 1936
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 01
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Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records
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The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Records contain materials dating from approximately 1968 to 2017 that document the establishment of the School of Engineering and later the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering School. Materials include records of the Nevada Development Authority Partners for Industry through Engineering and Education (PiE2) program during the 1980s that was headed by Bob Gore of Summa Corporation (formerly known as the Howard Hughes Corporation). Collection records also include samples of class listings, phone directories, degree information, college rules and bylaws, and fact sheets and brochures for different engineering degree programs at UNLV. Materials also include accreditation questionnaires from 1989, 1990, and 1992. Also included are promotional brochures and pamphlets for the school from 2015 to 2017.
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Hughes Tool Company employees, July 30, 1938
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