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Title Photograph of new atomic-hydrogen welding process, Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1929
Description Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "PENETRATES EARTH 16,000 FEET A surface approaching the hardness of the diamond is applied by a new atomic-hydrogen welding process to the teeth of a rock bit drill at the Hughes...
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Title Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool...
Description A man working on Hughes rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.
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Title Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s
Description A man working at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston.
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Title Photograph of a worker at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Description Press release attached to back of photo: "A roughneck fits a new Hughes Jet bit into the drill collar preparatory to running the drill stem into the hold. In 1953 more than 500,000 rock bits produced by the Hughes...
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Title Portrait photograph of Hughes Tool Company Executive Noah Dietrich, circa 1940s-1950s
Description A portrait photograph of Noah Dietrich, Chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957.
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Title Photograph of worker in Hughes Machine Shop, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
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...
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Title Photograph of Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Description Men and women in the Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop are devoted to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop...
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Title Photograph of employee in Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s
Description The Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop is devoted to the building of full-scale test models of rock bits, tool joints and other drilling tools for laboratory and field testing. In connection with the latter, the shop is equipped to manufacture...
 

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