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Photograph of the Flying Boat during its historic test flight, Los Angeles Harbor, November 2, 1947

Information

Date
1947-11-02
Description
The Flying Boat during Howard Hughes historic test flight. Stamped on the back of the photo "Hughes Aircraft Photo" and the date "Nov 2 1947." Los Angeles Harbor, Terminal Island are now known as Long Beach.
Digital ID
whh000393
Physical Identifier
0321_0418
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1m32nh4r
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Seaplanes
Harbors
Buildings
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
HK-1 test flight, 1947 November 02
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000393. 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/d1m32nh4r

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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
2012-09-14
Extent
4514 x 5793 pixels
7.52 x 9.66 inches
77,008,896 bytes
Language

English

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