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Photograph of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, July 10, 1938

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Date
1938-07-10
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft at Floyd Bennett Field in New York. Text printed on accompanying paper strip: "Hughes takes off on flight to Paris. Floyd Bennett Field, New York City-- Howard Hughes, multi-millionaire speed flyer, pictured in the nose of his Hughes Lockheed "Flying Laboratory" as Hughes and his picked crew of four prepared for the take-off to Paris and probably around the world on July 10th. A few minutes after this picture was taken, the giant ship lifted from the field to follow the trail blazed by Chrales A. Lindbergh. Credit Line (ACME) 7/10/38."
Digital ID
whh000694
Physical Identifier
0373_0414
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13j39766
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Lockheed L-14 Super Electra
Air pilots
Airplanes
Airplanes--Cockpits
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes in his Lockheed 14 aircraft, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, 1938 July 10
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000694. Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection, 1930-1950. PH-00373. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d13j39766

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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
2013-09-13
Extent
6118 x 5050 pixels
10.20 x 8.42 inches
92,688,580 bytes
Language

English

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