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Photograph of Hughes H-1 Racer, November 1, 1945

Date

1945-11-01

Description

The Hughes H-1 Racer, with its registration number NX 258Y on the underside of the port wing.

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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 1938

Date

1938-07-14

Description

The black and white view of Howard Hughes and his crew exiting the Lockheed 14 aircraft after they performed the final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Crowds jammed on field around Hughes' plane New York City-- Police holding back part of the wildly cheering crowd of 30,000 persons from the plane of Howard Hughes after Hughes and his crew of four had landed the faint Lockheed at Floyd Bennett Field, July 14th, after the record-smashing 3 day, 19 hour, 14 minute flight around the world. Credit Line (ACME) 7/14/38 (SS)"

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, September 11, 1946

Date

1946-09-11

Description

A view of Howard Hughes in front of a B-23 converted bomber before taking off for New York City in Los Angeles, California.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes, circa 1938

Date

1938

Description

Howard Hughes standing in front of a plane.

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Photograph of Howard Hughes and Earl Martyn in the cockpit of the Hughes Flying Boat, Los Angeles Harbor, 1947

Date

1947

Description

Howard Hughes (right) and Earl Martyn inside of the HK-1, Hughes Flying Boat, which was near completion on Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor. The Hughes Flying Boat, also called the Spruce Goose, was the largest plane in the world.

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Howard Hughes supervises construction of the Hughes D-2 at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1943

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 04

Archival Component

New York, 1996

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Vern Lanegrasse Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00295
Collection Name: Vern Lanegrasse Papers
Box/Folder: Box 03

Archival Component

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 09, 1947

Date

1947-08-09

Description

Description given with photo: "Hughes Arrives For Hearing, Washington: Plane manufacturer Howard Hughes arrives for the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee hearing on August 6th. Credit (ACME) 8-9-47."

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Francis E. Hughes oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00905

Abstract

Oral history interview with Francis E. Hughes conducted by Mark E. French on February 23, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hughes discusses the general lifestyle, culture, and family members that were amongst the first settlers of the Mesquite, Nevada area.

Archival Collection

Photograph of Howard Hughes at hearing, Washington, August 06, 1947

Date

1947-08-06

Description

Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes investigation."

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