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Photograph of Howard Hughes in the Northrop Gamma Racer, New York, 1936

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Date
1936
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes in New York. Text printed on a card included with the image: "Howard Hughes and Albert Lodwick beside Northrop Gamma, surrounded by a crowd at the Floyd Bennett Airport after breaking the record from Miami to New York in 4 hours and 21 minutes (distance 1095 miles; average speed 250 mph; high speed 290 mph). This bettered Jimmy Wedell's July 1933 record by 36 minutes. New York, New York."
Digital ID
whh000475
Physical Identifier
0373_0192
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1d21rr4j
Details
Subject
Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976
Lodwick, Albert I., 1904-1961
Northrop Gamma Racer
airports
Airplanes
Crowds
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Howard Hughes in New York beside the Northrop Gamma Racer at the Floyd Bennett Airport after breaking the record from Miami to New York speed record, 1936
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000475. 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/d1d21rr4j

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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
2013-08-13
Extent
6066 x 4958 pixels
10.11 x 8.26 inches
90,226,564 bytes
Language

English

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