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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test flight in Culver City, California July 7, 1947
Date
1947
Archival Collection
Description
Transcribed from attachment to photo: "NEW LONG-RANGE PLANE ANNOUNCED CULVER CITY, CALIF., The FX-11 took off today on its first test flight. One of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes, it was designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet." 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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Stress Studies in EFG: Quarterly Progress Report for July 1-September 30, 1984, 1984 December 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00091
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 38
Collection Name: Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office Collection
Box/Folder: Box 38
Archival Component
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee performance: digital photographs, 2009 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Bill Hughes Photographs
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Collection Number: PH-00402
Collection Name: Bill Hughes Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Collection Name: Bill Hughes Photographs
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Reception to Senator Clark by the Monte Zuma Club taken by A. Allen: photographic print, 1906 July 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00361
Collection Name: Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 22 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Nevada Mining Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Oversized Box 22 (Restrictions apply)
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Aerial view, east, showing progressive construction of cell unit No. 1: photographic print, 1942 July 15
Level of Description
Item
Archival Collection
Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs
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Collection Number: MS-00126
Collection Name: Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 05
Collection Name: Basic Magnesium, Inc. (BMI) Records and Photographs
Box/Folder: Box 05
Archival Component
RFP 43: Composite ceiling plans; sheets RFP43 1-6, 15-27, and 41-49 of 58, 1986 July 8
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Martin Stern Architectural Records
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Collection Number: MS-00382
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 564
Collection Name: Martin Stern Architectural Records
Box/Folder: Roll 564
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#64154: Computer Software Engineers - Taghva, Kazem; Narthker, Tom; Borsak, Julie, 2004 April 15
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-04
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2000s)
Box/Folder: N/A
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