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Photograph of new machine shop for Research, Product and Metallurgical engineering departments, circa 1924

Information

Date
1924
Description
Transcribed from press release attached to photograph: "LABORATORY MACHINE SHOP SPEEDS PRODUCT RESEARCH The Hughes Laboratory machine shop is devote 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 these tools in sufficient quantities to make possible extensive and simultaneous field trials. The machine shop handles a large amount of work for the Research, Product and Metallurgical engineering departments. This includes building new designs, new machines and new devices for preliminary testing."
Digital ID
whh000397
Physical Identifier
0321_0441
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1319s890
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Carl Byoir & Associates
Subject
Employees
Machine shops
Time Period
1920s (1920 - 1929)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Hughes Laboratory machine shop, approximately 1940-1959
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000397. 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/d1319s890

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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
2012-09-26
Extent
5975 x 4697 pixels
9.958 x 7.828 inches
84,194,605 bytes
Language

English

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