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Photograph of the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
- Digital ID
- whh000302
- Title
- Photograph of the fuselage of Hughes Flying Boat being moved to Terminal Island, California, 1946
- Description
- A section of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" or "Flying Boat" being moved (with a police escort) from the Hughes Aircraft plant in Culver City, California to Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled in June of 1946. The body is paused at a railroad crossing and power lines are being lifted so the aircraft can pass underneath.
- Aircraft
- Source
- Image ID: 0321 0378
- Original Collection
- Date
- 1946
- Graphic Elements (TGM)
- DC Type
- Genre (TGM)
- Rights
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal, including educational and academic, use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University Libraries is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from the University Libraries. For further information please contact Digital Collections: http://digital.library.unlv.edu/contact
- Digital Publisher
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas University Libraries
- Digital Collection
- Master File Creation Date
- 2012-09-04
- Master File Extent
- 5440 x 4214 pixels; 9.067 x 7.023 inches; 68,773,360 bytes
- Master File Format
- image/tiff
- Master File Operating System
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 5.1, Service Pack 3
- Master File Quality
- 24 bit color; 8 bit gray-scale; 600 ppi
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