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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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152 |
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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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153 |
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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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154 |
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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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155 |
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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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156 |
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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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157 |
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Photograph of TWA Constellation in flight, May 2, 1947 |
TWA Constellation plane in flight, May 1947. |
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158 |
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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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159 |
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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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160 |
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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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161 |
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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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162 |
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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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163 |
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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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164 |
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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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165 |
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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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166 |
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Photograph of second XF-11 prototype plane on the runway, April 4, 1947 |
The second Hughes XF-11 prototype on a runway prior to a test flight in 1947. |
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167 |
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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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168 |
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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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169 |
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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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170 |
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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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171 |
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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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172 |
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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." |
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173 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California, 1947 |
Howard Hughes at his desk at Hughes Aircraft Company, 1947. A painting of the XF-11 is seen on the wall behind Hughes. |
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174 |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat, Long Beach, California, June 23, 1947 |
Aerial view of the Hughes Flying Boat at Pier E in Long Beach, California in 1947. |
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175 |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat floating in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947 |
The Hughes Flying Boat at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947. |
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176 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with a Douglas DC-3, 1947 |
Howard Hughes and an unidentified man stand next to a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. |
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177 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes in a film editing lab, circa late 1940s to early 1950s |
Howard Hughes sits in a chair in front of a film editing desk. Behind the desk are shelves holding various reels of film. A film editing machine is seen on the desk. |
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178 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and co-pilot at HK-1 gauges, October 31, 1947 |
Howard Hughes (right) and unidentified co-pilot at the gauge panel of the Hughes HK-1 Flying Boat. |
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179 |
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Photograph of second XF-11 plane lifting off, April 4, 1947 |
Photograph of a second XF-11 lifting off, April 4, 1947. |
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180 |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat being towed into the Los Angeles Harbor, November 1,... |
The Hughes Flying Boat being towed toward Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947. |
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181 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the TWA Constellation controls, May 1, 1947 |
Howard Hughes at the controls of a TWA Constellation aircraft, demonstrating his new radar safety device, May 1, 1947. |
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182 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes standing near Douglas DC-3, New York, 1947 |
Howard Hughes standing under the propeller of a Douglas DC-3. |
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183 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes and others studying Flying Boat plans, circa mid 1940s |
Howard Hughes (center) studying diagrams for the Flying Boat with two unidentified men. |
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184 |
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Photograph of the second XF-11 plane during a test flight, April 3, 1947 |
The second prototype of the XF-11 seen during a test flight in 1947. |
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185 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes at the Flying Boat's controls, Los Angeles Harbor, November 1, 1947 |
Howard Hughes at the controls of the Flying Boat, November 1, 1947, prior to its first taxi tests in the Los Angeles Harbor. |
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186 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with the second XF-11, April 3, 1947 |
Howard Hughes signing the flight plan in front of the second XF-11. |
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187 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes giving a news conference, New York, April, 1947 |
Howard Hughes speaks into two microphones as he gives a news conference beside the Douglas DC-3, after landing in New York. This was his first flight after the nearly fatal crash of the first XF-11. A number of officials... |
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188 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes with unidentified man beside the second XF-11, April 4, 1947 |
Howard Hughes (right) with unidentified man before the flight of the second XF-11 prototype, April 4, 1947. |
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189 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947 |
Portrait of Howard Hughes, October 3, 1947. |
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190 |
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Photograph of Howard Hughes testifying before the Senate War Investigating Committee, Washington D.C., August 6,... |
Howard Hughes speaks into a microphone as he testifies before the Senate War Investigating Committee, August 6, 1947, in Washington, D.C. |
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191 |
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Portrait painting of Howard Hughes, circa 1940s |
The official portrait painting of Howard Hughes. In 1998, Russ Stevenson presented the painting, along with many of his other Hughes Airwest files and memoirs, to the Special Collections Library of the University of Texas at Dallas. |
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192 |
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Photograph of the Hughes Flying Boat and spectators in the Los Angeles Harbor, November 2,... |
The Hughes Flying Boat in Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947. A small boat, crowded with people, is seen in the harbor nearby. |