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

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Date
1947-11-02
Description
Wing and engines 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. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Nov 2 1947." Los Angeles Harbor is now known as Long Beach Harbor.
Digital ID
whh000389
Physical Identifier
0321_0414
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    Citation

    whh000389. 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/d1416t60b

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    Digital Provenance
    Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
    Date Digitized
    2012-09-14
    Extent
    6569 x 5064 pixels
    10.95 x 8.44 inches
    99,799,040 bytes
    Language

    English

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