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Photograph of Howard Hughes' Hercules, Long Beach, California, October 13, 1946

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Date
1946-10-13
Description
Description given with photo: "Hughes' "Hercules" Ready For Tests, Long Beach, Cal. -- An aerial view shows Howard Hughes' giant plywood seaplane "Hercules" ready for taxi tests at Long Beach. The initial flight of the plane, which cost $20,000,000 and will seat 700 persons, will not be attempted until early in 1947. #1 MGS for Credit. ACME. 10/13/46."
Digital ID
whh001403
Physical Identifier
0373_1112
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1rf5kp21
Details
Subject
Hughes HK-1 Hercules (Flying Boat)
Airplanes
People
Time Period
1940s (1940 - 1949)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Hughes's HK-1 Hercules ready for tests, Long Beach, California, 1946 October 13
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh001403. 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/d1rf5kp21

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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
2013-12-18
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