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Photograph of Howard Hughes, Los Angeles, August 06, 1947

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Creator
Creator: Brett, Al
Date
1947-08-06
Description
Description given with photo: "Howard Hughes Leaves In Own Plane For Investigation, Los Angeles, California - Howard Hughes is pictured as he was about to step abroad his private B-23 Transport plane just before his take-off for Washington, D.C., where he will appear before the Senate War Investigation Committee to testify about wartime plane contracts. The millionaire flier took with him an armload of records and other data he will use in testifying. His only companions on the flight were several mechanics. Photo by Al Brett. 8-6-47."
Digital ID
whh001530
Physical Identifier
0373_1237
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1bk16x18
Details
Contributor
Contributor: International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Airplanes
People
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes beside his private B-23 transport plane preparing to leave for Washington, D.C. from Los Angeles, California, 1947 August 06
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh001530. 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/d1bk16x18

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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
2013-12-19
Extent
4728 x 6163 pixels
7.88 x 10.27 inches
87,416,872 bytes
Language

English

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