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Photograph of Howard Hughes with American Legion Commanders, Hollywood, 1952 |
L-R: Edward Underwood, Commander of the Hollywood American Legion Motion Picture Post #43; Howard Hughes, Managing Director of production for RKO Pictures; John D. Home, Department Commander of the American Legion. |
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402 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at his desk, circa 1935-1945 |
Howard Hughes at his desk. |
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403 |
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Photograph of a man working on rock bit drilling pieces at the Hughes Tool... |
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT PRODUCTION more than 500,000 rock bits produced last year by the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, for drilling the kind of deep wells which now produce 90 per cent of the... |
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404 |
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Photograph of men working in the Hughes Tool Co. factory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Men working on Hughes rock drilling bit piece #5411-482 at the Hughes Tool company in Houston, Texas. |
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405 |
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Photograph of Ira C. Eaker giving out an award, circa 1940s-1950s |
General Ira C. Eaker, the Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft, giving an unidentified man an award. |
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406 |
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Photograph of the Hughes rock drill bit type R-1, circa 1945-1955 |
A close-up of a hard formation rock bit type R-1, the engineering marvel on which the hughes fortune was founded. |
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407 |
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Photograph of a drill bit at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Transcribed from attached press release: "LITTLE BIT Only an inch and a quarter in diameter, this "microbit" enables engineers at the Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, to estimate the performance of full-size bits for the oil drilling industry. ... |
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408 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa... |
Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture The Outlaw. |
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409 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa... |
Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture The Outlaw. |
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410 |
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Photograph of a man working at the Hughs Tool co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
A man working at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston. |
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411 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa... |
Howard Hughes (holding script) talks with actor Walter Huston (sitting, at the left) on the set of the motion picture The Outlaw. |
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412 |
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Photograph of the Hughes Tool Co. Drilling Laboratory, Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Transcribed from attached press release: "DRILLING LABORATORY The fundamental purpose of all Hughes rock bit research is to improve bit performance. In attaining this improvement it is necessary to balance design with the application of correct metallurgical materials... |
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413 |
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Photograph of the interior of Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Transcribed from attached press release: HUGHES TOOL COMPANY Cornerstone of the industrial empire of Howard Hughes is the Hughes Tool Company of Houston, Texas, which last year produced more than half a million rock bits for drilling the kind... |
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414 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a Douglas DC-3, circa 1947 |
Howard Hughes and an unidentified man stand in front of a Douglas DC-3. |
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415 |
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Photograph of men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Men inspecting drill bits at the Hughes Tool Company in Houston. |
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416 |
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Photograph of a man working at the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas, circa 1950s |
Transcribed from attached press release: "HUGHES ROCK BIT TEST In a block-long laboratory at Houston, Texas, the Hughes Tool Company can simulate oil drilling conditions anywhere in the world. Here a Hughes bit is tested on a hard... |
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417 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with Walter Huston on the set of The Outlaw, Hollywood, circa... |
Howard Hughes on a motion picture set supervising the 'dressing' of a set for use in his production of "The Outlaw." Transcribed from attached press release: "From Russell Birdwell and Associates After an absence of ten years from motion picture... |
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418 |
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Photograph of a jet plane designed by Howard Hughes, circa 1940s-1950s |
A plane, designed by Howard Hughes, parked on a field with a group of people in the foreground. The plane is numbered, CF-EJO-X, and it is an Avro Canada Jetline. |
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419 |
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Photograph of a worker at Hughes Tool Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s |
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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420 |
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Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat being moved to Los Angeles for assembly,... |
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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. A dirigible showcasing... |
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421 |
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Photograph of General Eaker, Clifford, and Dutch Kindelberger, attending a banquet, circa 1940s-1950s |
General Ira C. Eaker (Vice President of Hughes Tool Company and Hughes Aircraft), Clifford, and James Howard 'Dutch' Kindelberger (President and General Manager of North American Aviation). |
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422 |
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Photograph of Flight Officer in a plane on D-Day, June 6, 1944 |
The caption reads: "The camera is the eye of the mission." And to see that the eye is in good working order Captain Ursal P. Marshall, 522 South Furth St., Fulton, N. Y., rides along on D-Day. Captain... |
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423 |
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Photograph of people and press atttending a banquet, circa 1940s-1950s |
A group of people attending an unidentified banquet, two press tables present at the left and right of the foreground. |
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424 |
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Photograph of aerial photographic map viewed by Lt Marvin R. Williams and Sgt. Erickson, circa... |
Sergeant Stanley R. Erickson puts together an aerial photographic map while Lieutenant Marvin R. Williams of Sligo, Pennsylvania looks on. Sergeant Erickson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Erickson of 1922 Bernice Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Erickson... |
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425 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and engineers, Culver City, California, 1947 |
Howard Hughes is sitting on the ground examining an architectural drawing of the Hughes Culver City plant. There is a section on "Intake Duct Body Plan." |
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426 |
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Photograph of photographer/cameraman filiming on an airplane, circa 1940s-1950s |
A Photographer/Cameraman filming during the Operation of Akeley A-1A Motion Picture Camera and use of oxygen equipment in a Beechcraft F-2 Airplane. The photograph is labeled 12212 AC in the lower right corner and was taken by the U.... |
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427 |
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Photgraph of people attending an unidentified banquet, circa 1940s-1950s |
A group of people attending an unidentified banquet, including reporters. |
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428 |
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Photograph of 'Dutch' Kindelberger and others at banquet, circa 1940s - 1950's |
Seated during a banquet, Clifford, James Howard "Dutch" Kindelberger (President and General Manager of North American Aviation), Larsen Warren, Noah Dietrich (Chief Executive Officer of Howard Hughes Corporation 1925-1957), Bowron, Gorss, maybe Rentzel, ?, and General Ira C. Eaker (Vice... |
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429 |
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Portrait photograph of Hughes Tool Company Executive Noah Dietrich, circa 1940s-1950s |
A portrait photograph of Noah Dietrich, Chief Executive Officer of the Howard Hughes Corporation from 1925-1957. |
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430 |
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Photograph of a section of the Flying Boat (with police escort) being moved to Los... |
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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. Stamped on back... |
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431 |
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Photograph of worker in Hughes Machine Shop, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s |
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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432 |
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Photograph of Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s |
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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433 |
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Photograph of a section of Howard Hughes' Flying Boat being moved (with a police escort)... |
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 Los Angeles Harbor where the plane was assembled June 1946. |
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434 |
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Photograph of people attending an unidentified banquet, circa 1940s-1950s |
A group of people at an unidentified banquet, at far right, Larsen Warren (black frame glasses) is partially visible. |
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435 |
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Photograph of Hughes Tool Company Derrick, Houston Texas, circa 1940s-1950s |
Transcribed from press release: "HUGHES TEST DERRICK This 118-foot field-size oil derrick tower above a block-long laboratory in Houston, Texas, where the Hughes Tool Company simulates every drilling condition in the world in order to produce tough, long-lasting drill bits... |
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436 |
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Photograph of people attending an unidentified banquet, circa 1940s-1950s |
A group of people atending an unidentified banquet. |
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437 |
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Photograph of employee in Hughes Laboratory Machine Shop, Houston, Texas, circa 1940s-1950s |
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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438 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with three unidentified men circa late 1940s/early 1950s |
Howard Hughes shaking hands with a group of men circa late 1940s/early 1950s. |
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439 |
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Photograph of the XF-11 as it is about to take off for its first test... |
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... |
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440 |
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Photograph of the XF-11 prior to its first test flight in Culver City, California July... |
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW-DESIGN PHOTO PLANE COMPLETED CULVER CITY, Calif., July 7 -- test-flown today for the first time, the new XF-11 was revealed as one of the world's fastest long-range photographic planes.... |
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441 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes sitting in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first... |
Transcribed from press release attached to back of photo: "NEW PHOTO PLANE TEST-FLOWN CULVER CITY, California, July 7 -- Howard Hughes, who designed and built the new FX-11 reconnaissance plane in conjunction with Air Materiel Command engineers, sits in... |
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442 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the XF-11 preparing for his first test... |
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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443 |
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Photograph of a portion of a wing of the Flying Boat being moved to Los... |
HUGHES' GIANT PLANE GETS FLAPS This 74-foot wing-flap for the world's largest airplane, built by Howard Hughes, is almost as long as the wing of a standard 21-passenger airliner. The flap, one of two which will be installed... |
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444 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing next to an airplane circa 1940s/1950s |
A portrait of Howard Hughes standing next to an airplane circa 1940s/1950s. Stamped on back of photo: "Hughes Aircraft Photo." |