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Photograph of Flying Boat engines during test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Information

Date
1947-11-02
Description
Engines attached to the wing of the Flying Boat are visible in this photograph that was taken during Howard Hughes first test flight. Harbor Island is visible in the distance. Photograph likely taken from inside the plane. Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.
Digital ID
whh000390
Physical Identifier
0321_0415
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10863c5g
Details
Subject
Seaplanes
Harbors
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
HK-1 test flight, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000390. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d10863c5g

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2012-09-14
Extent
6617 x 5090 pixels
11.03 x 8.48 inches
101,044,224 bytes
Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff