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Photograph of crowds at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, July 14, 1938

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Date
1938-07-14
Description
The black and white view of Howard Hughes' Lockheed 14 aircraft after performing its final landing on the Round the World flight at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York. Description printed on photograph's accompanying sheet of paper: "Journey's end for world fliers! Floyd Bennett Airport, N.Y.--- The plane which carried Howard Hughes and four companions on their dramatic dash around the world, is shown shortly after it landed here at the conclusion of the flight. Crowds swarmed about the craft as the fliers hesitantly prepared to leave the ship. 7/14/1938."
Digital ID
whh000830
Physical Identifier
0373_0546
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1sf2mj96
Details
Subject
Lockheed L-14 Super Electra
Airplanes
Crowds
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Source
Crowd at Floyd Bennett Airfield, New York, 1938 July 14
Digital Project
Welcome Home, Howard
Citation

whh000830. 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/d1sf2mj96

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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
2013-10-03
Extent
6089 x 5006 pixels
10.15 x 8.34 inches
91,445,482 bytes
Language

English

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